Abstract
President Joe Biden and his administration are uniquely knowledgeable about Eastern Europe. Therefore, during his term we should expect an activist and well-informed US policy on Eastern Europe and the EU’s eastern neighbourhood. The two main planks of the Biden policy in this region are set to be unconditional support for each country’s national sovereignty against Russia and tough love in the fight against corruption in these countries. Ukraine is the natural focal point. The Biden administration will probably let the US Department of Justice pursue its cases against the Ukrainian oligarchs Dmytro Firtash and Ihor Kolomoiskiy, which is likely to change Ukrainian politics. Eastern Europeans can trust Biden to stand up to Russian aggression as this has been a hallmark of his political career.
Highlights
US foreign policy is bound to go through a metamorphosis with Joe Biden as president
Biden’s policy on Eastern Europe and the EU’s Eastern Partnership is likely to be characterised by great engagement
Biden has consistently expressed huge support for the EU and for US integration with Europe. He is clearly intent on re-establishing close US cooperation with the EU on sanctions against Russia
Summary
US foreign policy is bound to go through a metamorphosis with Joe Biden as president. No US president has known Europe better than Biden: he has attended European security conferences for the last four decades. He has been greatly engaged in Eastern Europe. As vice president he visited Ukraine no less than six times. US friends in the region should expect more ‘tough love’, as the US will demand that they really stand up to corruption.
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