Both rulers will evaluate cooperation on a series of common challenges, such as ending the Covid-19 pandemic, facing the threat of climate change and promoting economic prosperity, a statement from the Press Secretary of the presidential mansion, Jen Psaki.
While Washington seems determined to move towards a confrontation with Russia, and encourages it, according to various sources, Berlin reaffirms its refusal to join other allies in sending so-called defensive weapons to Ukraine.
Likewise, Germany, known as the locomotive of Europe for being the main economy in the region, would have a key role in possible coercive measures against Russia, although the implications will weigh heavily on a decision.
According to analysts, the meeting will undoubtedly talk about the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline built to deliver Russian natural gas, a project that has already been completed but has not yet worked and that would resolve Germany’s dependence on more distant suppliers and that, if stopped, will significantly affect that nation.
The use of these resources coming mainly from the United States, Australia or Qatar would imply an increase in energy prices and a real affectation for the economy of the Germans.
Studies by organizations in that country when addressing Germany’s dependence on Russian energy imports ensure that this has increased in recent years.
The gas supply grew from 40 to 55 percent since 2012 and also the share of Russian oil rose from 38 to 42 percent during this time.
Scholz, on the other hand, is committed to reviving the negotiations in the so-called Normandy Quartet, a group made up of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia and which was created to deal with the conflict in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, something that It is not well seen by Americans.
The German leader’s visit to Washington is part of a diplomatic tour, which will be followed by trips to Kiev and Moscow amid the crossfire of energy and geostrategic interests.
The German head will travel to Moscow on the 15th to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and will arrive after being in the Ukrainian capital.
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