Biden and Merkel to focus on Russia, China and cyber attacks in White House talks – but not Nord...

Angela Merkel’s Thursday visit to the White House might be her last as Germany’s chancellor, but valedictory ceremonies will be the last thing on the agenda — literally.

Before she sits down to dinner with President Joe Biden and a small group described by a senior administration official as “a range of individuals who have long been strong supporters of Germany and the bilateral relationship,” the 32nd chancellor of Germany and the 46th President of the United States will engage on a full range of policy issues, not least of which is the threat to western democracies posed by a more aggressive China and Russia.