{"id":1286582,"date":"2022-02-09T20:07:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T01:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1286582"},"modified":"2022-02-09T20:07:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T01:07:42","slug":"kamala-harris-to-travel-to-germany-as-ukraine-russia-tensions-continue-to-escalate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-to-travel-to-germany-as-ukraine-russia-tensions-continue-to-escalate\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris To Travel To Germany As Ukraine-Russia Tensions Continue To Escalate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-to-travel-to-germany-as-ukraine-russia-tensions-continue-to-escalate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1286582&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President Kamala Harris will head to Germany next week to meet with U.S. allies and partners as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to build.<\/p>\n<p>The White House confirmed the trip, which will occur from Feb. 18-20, on Wednesday. Harris will attend the Munich Security Conference and plans to deliver a speech during the event, an administration official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/exclusive-us-vp-harris-attend-munich-conference-rally-allies-defuse-ukraine-2022-02-09\/\">told<\/a> Reuters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___2vZwzq Text__dark-grey___1T5z1- Text__regular___3orWU3 Text__large___1NuIuP Body__base___3K85eE Body__large_body___1_XkH1 article-body__element___vulnXJ\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">\u201cBuilding on the Biden-<span class=\"il\">Harris<\/span> Administration\u2019s intensive engagement with European allies and partners,&nbsp;the Vice President\u2019s engagements in Munich will demonstrate our ironclad commitment to our NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] Allies, reaffirm our shared interest in upholding the principles that have underpinned European peace and security since World War II, and underscore our commitment to Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity,\u201d White House deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said in a statement detailing Harris\u2019 trip.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">While the vice president does not plan to meet with Russian or Chinese leaders, the heads of Germany, the EU and NATO will attend the conference, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Harris\u2019s upcoming trip will be a big test following a series of missteps throughout her time in office. The vice president previously <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/08\/harris-south-america-guatemala-trump\/\">traveled<\/a> to Mexico and Guatemala in 2021 to address the \u201croot causes\u201d of illegal immigration. She also took a trip to France in 2021. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/10\/meghan-mccain-questions-kamala-harriss-attempt-french-accent-paris\/\">(RELATED:&nbsp;Meghan McCain Questions Kamala Harris\u2019s Apparent Attempt At A French Accent In Paris)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Following Harris\u2019s trip to Central America, the White House was reportedly \u201cperplexed\u201d by her performance, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/09\/biden-harris-white-house-mexico-immigration\/\">according<\/a> to a past report by CNN.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7370058\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7370058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Vice President Kamala Harris waves upon arrival at the Air Force Base in Guatemala City, on June 6, 2021. \u2013 The Vice-President of the United States, Kamala Harris, arrives in Guatemala this Sunday, on her first trip to Latin America, to address issues related to the growing migration to her country and the fight against corruption. (Photo by Orlando ESTRADA \/ AFP) (Photo by ORLANDO ESTRADA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Harris\u2019s latest trip coincides with growing fears about a Russian invasion into Ukraine. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/09\/joe-biden-speaks-emmanuel-macron-ukraine-russia-tensions\/\">taken<\/a> \u201cescalatory, not de-escalatory, steps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">The administration has warned that an invasion could happen at any moment, though it walked back the use of the word \u201cimminent\u201d in recent days due to the \u201cmessage\u201d the word sends, Forbes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nicholasreimann\/2022\/02\/02\/white-house-walks-back-warning-of-imminent-russian-invasion-of-ukraine\/?sh=795b35ad2c0f\">noted.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Harris\u2019s latest trip also follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/14\/politics\/kamala-harris-frustrating-start-vice-president\/index.html\">reports<\/a> suggesting she\u2019s felt sidelined by President Joe Biden and his administration. Harris pushed back on the claims during an interview in 2021.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">The White House, meanwhile, previously rushed to Harris\u2019s defense amid reports of dysfunction within her office. Psaki said in November that Harris was chosen because Biden \u201cfelt she was exactly the person he wanted to have by his side to govern the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_4CB636A4-CF35-1789-A0BA-25267B56543B\" data-act-id=\"paragraph_2\">\u201cShe is a key partner, she\u2019s a bold leader, and she is somebody who has taken on incredibly important assignments, whether it is addressing the root causes of migration at the Northern Triangle or taking on a core cause of democracy in voting rights. There\u2019s been a lot of reports out there and they don\u2019t reflect his view or our experience with the vice president,\u201d Psaki added,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/15\/politics\/white-house-defends-harris\/index.html\">according<\/a> to CNN.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris will head to Germany next week to meet with U.S. allies and partners as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to build.The White House confirmed the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1286582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1286582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1286582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1286582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1286582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}