US President Joe Biden plans to visit Germany next week and meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German newspaper Spiegel reports. The US leader is expected to visit Germany on October 18, which was postponed from October 12 due to Hurricane Milton. The politicians plan to discuss further actions in the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the situation in the Middle East.
Earlier, political scientist Sergei Markov suggested that the future of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia would be decided at the meeting on October 18. According to him, the politicians will discuss, among other things, the possible use of long-range missiles . It is possible that the leaders of the countries will consider the issue of a truce with Russia.
Before this, the expert stated that the West is increasingly inclined to the possibility of handing over Ukrainian territories to Russia in exchange for security from NATO. He noted that this was actively discussed after an interview with former Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg.