Biden and Trump have a friendly meeting: Don't give up on Ukraine, accelerate the provision of as much military assistance as possible before leaving office.

Donald Trump, who won the U.S. election this month, met with current President Biden at the White House on Wednesday. Biden urged Trump not to abandon Ukraine, emphasizing that assisting Ukraine is in the national interest of the United States. On the same day, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken, after meeting with NATO officials, publicly stated that the Biden administration is committed to sending every dollar it has to Ukraine during its tenure. Trump, the president-elect who will be sworn in on January 20th next year, returned to the White House ahead of schedule on the 13th and had a 'friendly' meeting with current President Biden. During the two-hour meeting, the two behaved like old friends rather than archrivals, exchanging their views on the war in Ukraine and the Middle East region, and Biden also reiterated the smooth transition of power. Source: Reuters Biden Emphasizes: Assisting Ukraine is in the Interest of the United States Trump, in an interview with the New York Post, said that he and Biden did discuss the two issues that had been at odds in the past: Ukraine and the war in the Middle East. 'I sought his opinion, and he told me these opinions. In addition, we also talked about the Middle East issue. I wanted to know his thoughts on our current situation and he gave me his thoughts, he was very kind.' Trump promised before the election to quickly end the Russian-Ukrainian war once in office, but did not explain how he planned to end it. Reuters reported that White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters that Biden, like Trump, emphasized his insistence on assisting Ukraine, believing that not giving up on Ukraine is in the national security interest of the United States, as a strong and stable Europe will prevent the United States from being directly dragged into the war. Biden is accelerating the provision of as much military aid as possible to Ukraine before Trump takes office. As Trump pledged to quickly end the two-year-old war between Ukraine and Russia, Kiev and some NATO European countries are increasingly concerned that Trump may force Kiev to sit down at the negotiating table with Russia on unfavorable terms, or even make painful concessions on national sovereignty to Russia. The Washington Post reported that U.S. Secretary of State Blinken (Antony Blinken) visited NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday and met with Ukrainian and European security officials. After the meeting, he told reporters that the Biden administration hopes to 'focus on ensuring that Ukraine has the funds, ammunition, and mobilization of troops to effectively fight in 2025, or be able to negotiate from a position of strength.' President Biden is committed to ensuring that every dollar we have between now and January 20th is sent to Ukraine. According to the Government Accountability Office, the Biden administration has been the main supporter of Ukraine in the war, providing at least $174 billion in funding and military assistance to Ukraine from the start of the war in February 2022 to April of this year. Since the election, the Pentagon has been stepping up efforts to provide comprehensive military assistance to Ukraine under the $610 billion package approved by Congress in April, to be sent to Ukraine before Trump takes office on January 20th. The Biden administration is now urging U.S. allies in NATO to increase their assistance to Ukraine, with Blinken emphasizing that Washington's partners should 'continue to shoulder more of the burden they should bear.' Related Reports JPMorgan: Trump's inauguration will drive BTC 'up for 8 weeks in a row', friendly BTC promises, double tariff policy benefits Trump proposes 'abolishing federal income tax': tariffs make America rich! TSMC becomes the biggest victim? Trump nominates BTC supporter Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Pentagon to implement BTC strategy? Trump announces appointment of Musk to lead government efficiency department DOGE: dismantling the bureaucracy, Shiba Inu LOGO revealed