BERLIN, Jan 27 — United States President Joe Biden will welcome German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to the White House on February 9 in a bid to rally support for additional assistance for Ukraine, the White House said today.

The two leaders will reaffirm their resolute support for Ukraine’s defence of its land and its people against Russia’s war of aggression, the White House said in a statement.

Biden and Scholz will discuss efforts to prevent regional escalation in the Middle East, their steadfast support for Israel’s right to self-defence, and the imperative of increasing life-saving assistance and protection of civilians from harm in Gaza.

President Biden and Chancellor Scholz will also coordinate in advance of the Nato Summit in Washington, the statement added.

The press office of the German government declined to comment. — Reuters