On Mar. 3, President Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz informed the world that they would work in a “lockstep” to provide military support for Ukraine and take notice of the concerns surrounding China’s supply of weapons to Russia.

Biden was speaking to reporters prior to the private meeting in the Oval Office discussing that both leaders should work to provide military support to Kyiv as long as they can.

“As NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) allies, we’re making the alliance stronger and more capable,” U.S. President Joe Biden said, more than a year into the Russian offense that has endured despite brutal losses on the battlefield and never-ending economic isolation.

With a series of in-person meetings and calls, Biden and Scholz are trying to show the world the strong alliance they have with NATO against Russian and Chinese aggression. 

However, the war has absolutely devastated Ukraine, even though the Western Alliance has held up President Vladimir Putin of Russia. The meeting came at a desired moment, while Moscow’s forces in recent weeks have been making significant gains in the Ukrainian city of Bakhumut. 

On Mar. 3, neither Biden nor  Scholz publicly acknowledged the concerns over the Chinese conflict. At one point in the discussion, Biden refused to answer the question about whether he and Scholz should even simply discuss the matter.

Still, Scholz arrived in Washington hours after speaking with the German Parliament as well as directly calling Beijing, Germany’s largest trading partner, to “use your influence in Moscow to press for the withdrawal of Russian soldiers.” In recent days, US officials have warned that Beijing might be preparing to send Russia weapons and ammunition, which would be a major shift in China’s reputation.

In an immediate response, the Chinese Foreign Ministry accused the US of spreading false information. Even though Beijing released a paper last week that repeated China’s neutral stance and called for an end to the ongoing fighting. Biden has threatened to respond with threats to aggressively disagree with China’s supply of weapons. 

In a statement on Mar. 3, the White House said that the two leaders that discussed their “commitment to force costs on Russia for its aggression as long as necessary,” and that they had “exchanged different views on other global issues,” without mentioning China.

The Ukrainian war has impacted millions of lives in simply a year. This war will change the development of the future and impact countries such as the U.S., Germany, China and primarily Russia in both positive and negative procedures due to the significant loss of global trade of agricultural products from Ukraine. For years to come, the relationships between these countries will be opposed.