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Transatlantic ties are topsy-turvy under Biden

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    • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The best case scenario for Ukraine, as von der Leyen has set out, is that recent US political dramas only delay, not totally derail, US financial support for Kyiv, with the challenge just a question of “timing” for Washington.
    • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The best case scenario for Ukraine, as von der Leyen has set out, is that recent US political dramas only delay, not totally derail, US financial support for Kyiv, with the challenge just a question of “timing” for Washington. PHOTO: REUTERS

    Andrew Hammond

    Published Mon, Oct 16, 2023 · 05:02 PM

    THE English term ‘topsy-turvy’, coming from the phrase ‘upside down’, is a potentially apt description of Europe’s relations with the United States under the Biden administration, as Washington and Brussels prepare for a summit this Friday (Oct 20).

    To be sure, transatlantic ties with the US have improved dramatically, overall, since the end of the Trump presidency with significant cooperation, for instance on defence and security issues, such as the Ukraine war.

    However, there have been significant tensions in some policy areas, including over the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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