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President Biden departed for his first foreign trip abroad on Wednesday morning, telling reporters that his goal will be to demonstrate to Russia and China that the alliance between the U.S. and Europe is strong.
© Getty Images The European Union is reportedly planning to throw its support behind a U.S. push to investigate the origins of COVID-19 at a summit next week in Brussels. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the United States and EU have drafted a statement, which they hope to adopt at the summit, that calls for “progress on a transparent, evidence-based, and expert-led WHO-convened phase 2 study on the origins of COVID-19, that is free from interference.” The U.S. reportedly asked the EU to pledge its support to a study looking into the coronavirus origins, according to people famili...
Biden won’t be meeting with Chinese officials, but Beijing will be on the agenda across meetings with the Group of Seven (G-7), NATO and European leaders as the White House looks to make the case that democracies can deliver over autocracies. The G-7 is expected to announce an initiative to finance infrastructure in the developing world as a counter to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and Biden and European leaders will discuss how to push back on China’s economic practices. Biden has described his domestic agenda — including his $2.25 trillion jobs plan to invest in infrastructur...
Biden Heads to Europe for Summits with Allies and Putin Voice of America 10 Jun 2021, 04:05 GMT+10 WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden headed to Europe Wednesday on his first overseas trip as the U.S. leader, set to hold high-level talks with other Western heads of state before meeting next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Geneva. As he boarded Air Force One, Biden said his goals for the trip were strengthening ties with allies, while "making it clear to Putin and to China that Europe and the United States are tight." President Joe Biden talks to reporters prior to boar...
Biden Lands in Europe for Summits with Allies and Putin Voice of America 10 Jun 2021, 06:05 GMT+10 WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden landed in Europe Wednesday on his first overseas trip as U.S. leader, set to hold high-level talks with other Western heads of state before meeting next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Geneva. As he boarded Air Force One leaving Washington, Biden said his goals for the trip were strengthening ties with allies, while "making it clear to Putin and to China that Europe and the United States are tight." Biden also said he would be announcing...