"Ukraine faces a tough winter. We must sustain our resolve, our effort and our support," Biden told reporters before the talks in Berlin on Oct. 18, as cited by the Washington Post. "I know the cost is heavy. Make no mistake, it pales in comparison to the cost of living in a world where aggression prevails, where large states attack and bully smaller ones — simply because they can."However, according to a joint statement released by the White House, Paris, Berlin, and London, Ukraine's situation and support from Western allies seem to have largely remained the same as they were the day before Biden's trip to Germany.It offered no new pledges of game-changing support beyond current levels of weaponry provided or progress on key issues such as authorizing long-range strikes inside Russia with Western weapons, NATO membership, or implementation of other requests within President Volodymyr Zelensky’s "Victory Plan.