US-Germany working in lockstep to deter Russian aggression in Europe: Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden has said that the United States and Germany are working in lockstep to deter Russian aggression in Europe, as he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House on Monday.

Amid growing tensions in eastern Europe, Mr Scholz held in-person talks with Mr Biden for the first time since coming to power in Germany late last year.

The meeting came hours after



the United States and the European Union expressed firm support for a strong and resilient Ukraine following a meeting of the US-EU Energy Council.

The Russian military has been amassing troops near the country’s border with Ukraine, sparking a diplomatic crisis and heightening US and European fears that Russia may be preparing for an imminent invasion of its neighbour.