European Commission president meets US president at White House as EU seeks reassurance of continued US support for Ukraine
US president Joe Biden hosts a meeting at the White House with Charles Michel, president of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Pool/Getty ImagesMs von der Leyen and the European Council chief, Charles Michel, met Mr Biden on Friday as the EU sought reassurance of continued US support forThe United States is by far the biggest supplier of military aid to Ukraine.
“We stood together to support the brave people of Ukraine in the face of Putin’s aggression,” Mr Biden said. “We’re standing together now to support Israel in the wake of Hamas’s appalling terrorist attack.”