Olaf Scholz is traveling to Washington on Friday February 9 for the third time since taking office in December 2021. This 24-hour trip will be primarily devoted to military aid to Ukraine, two years after the start of war.
A new tranche of 60 billion is blocked in Congress, while a $60 billion package for Ukraine is being held up in Congress. The background to the German Chancellor's whirlwind visit to Washington is unusual. This time, it is the chancellor who comes to urge his ally to make more military efforts.