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US President and Democratic 2024 presidential candidate Joe Biden and former President and presumptive Republican candidate Donald Trump hold completely different views on major domestic and foreign issues. Here’s an overview of where each stands on foreign policy.

Russia-Ukraine

Biden has backed military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine to help it fight Russia, while warning the West that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to prevail. To date, the Biden administration has imposed sanctions on Russian individuals and entities and provided $75 billion in aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

Biden said on March 7, 2024, “Russian Putin is marching in, invading Ukraine, and sowing chaos across Europe and beyond. If there is anyone in this room who thinks Putin is going to stop in Ukraine, I guarantee you, He won’t. But Ukraine can stop Putin if we stand with Ukraine and provide it with the weapons it needs to defend itself. That’s what Ukraine is asking for. They don’t need American soldiers.”

Trump said NATO countries were not paying their fair share of aid to Ukraine and claimed the United States provided more aid than other countries. At a rally in February, Trump said he told an unnamed NATO member that he would encourage Russia to “do whatever it wants” to any alliance member that does not meet defense spending guidelines. “Soon after I win the presidency, I will address the terrible war between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump said in a 2023 speech in New Hampshire.

Throughout his presidency, Trump faced multiple accusations of collusion with Russia and was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 18, 2019, on charges that he used U.S. aid to Ukraine in exchange for information about potential political rival Joe Biden destructive information. Trump denied the charges and was later acquitted by the U.S. Senate.

China

Biden said on March 7, 2024, “We have the best economy in the world. Since I took office, our gross domestic product has increased, our trade deficit with China has dropped to its lowest point in a decade, and we have We are opposing China’s unfair economic practices. We resolutely safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. I have reinvigorated our partnerships and alliances in the Pacific. India, Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Pacific Islands. I ensure that America’s most advanced technology cannot be used in Used by China and not allowed to trade in China. Frankly, even though I made such strong statements about China, my predecessor never wanted to do that. I want competition with China, not conflict. That’s it. We are better positioned than ever to win conflicts against China in the 21st century.”

During his presidency, Trump denounced the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party as the most significant foreign policy challenge of a generation. He said China was responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic and punished China for ending Hong Kong’s “one country, two countries” policy. In a speech in May 2020, Trump said, “The United States wants to have an open and constructive relationship with China, but achieving that relationship requires us to vigorously defend our national interests.”

“To protect our country, we need tough new restrictions on Chinese ownership of any critical U.S. infrastructure, including energy, technology, telecommunications, farmland, natural resources, medical supplies and others,” Trump said on his campaign website Infrastructure.” National strategic assets. We should halt all future Chinese purchases in these important industries. We should start forcing the Chinese to sell any assets they currently hold that endanger our national security. ”

Israeli-Palestinian

Biden said Israel has the right to go after Hamas but warned it not to kill Palestinian civilians. In March, Biden announced the construction of an offshore port to deliver aid to Gaza.

Biden said in New York on March 9, 2024, “I will never leave Israel. Israel’s defense remains critical, so there is no red line, I’m cutting off all weapons so they don’t have an iron dome to protect them. They don’t … But there are red lines, and if he crosses and they continue… you can’t kill another 30,000 Palestinians because of the pursuit, there are other ways to deal with, to get to, to deal with the trauma that is caused in Hama Si’s.”

Trump released a Middle East peace plan in 2020 that called for a two-state solution that would give Israel control of a united Jerusalem and maintain its settlements in the West Bank.

during an interview Israel Hayom In the newspaper on March 25, 2024, Trump said of the current conflict: “What I saw on October 7th was one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen. … You have to end your war. Come and finish it. You have to finish it. I believe you will. We have to make peace; we cannot let this continue. I would say that Israel has to be very careful because you are losing a lot of the world , you are losing a lot of support, you have to complete the mission, you have to get the job done. You have to move towards peace in order for Israel to live a normal life.”

Iran

Biden spent more than two years trying to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration, before declaring it “dead.” Last year, the Biden administration negotiated the release of five American hostages in exchange for the unfreezing of billions of dollars in Iranian assets.

Biden said in Washington on March 7, 2024, “Creating stability in the Middle East also means containing the threat posed by Iran. That is why I have established a coalition of more than a dozen countries to defend international shipping and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. I have ordered strikes to degrade Houthi capabilities and defend U.S. forces in the region. As commander in chief, I will not hesitate to take further steps to protect our people and military personnel.”

One of Trump’s proudest achievements is the United States’ withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. He also authorized an attack that killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force. He called the move “the boldest action of his presidency” by the Quds Force, the terror branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

North Korea

The Biden administration has repeatedly stated that it is willing to negotiate with North Korea unconditionally, but it has not yet provided any incentives in the form of economic assistance to encourage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to open negotiations. Biden has met with regional allies and last year announced a new nuclear deterrent deal with South Korea that would allow U.S. submarines to dock in South Korean ports.

Trump pursued North Korea’s “complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization” during his presidency but eventually developed a good personal relationship with Jong Un after numerous meetings. His personal diplomacy did not lead to any agreement between the two countries.

VOA’s Saqib Ui Islam contributed to this report.