“Didn’t understand the seriousness of the situation’: Union rails against Scholz before trip to the USA. Union with demands on ScholZ: “Clear solidarity” with Washington.

Union fears a comeback by Donald Trump in the upcoming US election in November 2023. Washington has so far been Ukraine's most important supporter in the war against Russia. However, further military aid totaling around $61 billion (almost €56 billion) has been blocked for months by the opposition Republicans in the US Congress.