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Donald Trump and British International Secretary David Cameron mentioned Ukraine, elections on each side of the Atlantic and their shared admiration for Queen Elizabeth II over dinner at Mar-a-Lago on Monday night, in keeping with the Trump marketing campaign. European leaders are determined to safe extra assist for Ukrainian forces battling Russian invaders and have recognized Trump as key to overturning Republican help.

However on the similar time, the British authorities is known to be eager to construct relations with the person who is likely to be the following American president after being taken unexpectedly by his 2016 victory. They had been joined at dinner by British Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce.

‘Among the many subjects mentioned had been the upcoming US and UK elections, coverage issues particular to Brexit , the necessity for NATO international locations to satisfy their protection spending necessities, and ending the killing in Ukraine,’ mentioned the Trump marketing campaign in a readout of the assembly. ‘President Trump, Secretary Cameron and Ambassador Pierce additionally mentioned their mutual admiration for the late Queen Elizabeth II.’

Trump is understood to be an enormous fan of the late queen and has praised her ceaselessly. However the dinner raised questions concerning the protocol of a British overseas secretary assembly a former president earlier than he met Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, D.C.

British officers preempted any controversy by pointing reporters to earlier examples when ministers met opposition leaders. They identified that the chief of Britain’s opposition Labour Social gathering, Sir Keir Starmer, met Blinken in February.

‘This assembly follows commonplace observe for engagement between ministers and opposition candidates of associate nations,’ mentioned a supply. Officers are additionally eager to keep away from a repeat of 2016 when the British authorities needed to scramble to construct relations with the Trump administration after his shock win.

Diplomats used former Gov. Chris Christie as their level of communication however he was dumped out throughout an influence battle with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner earlier than the brand new administration took energy. It meant that British officers ended up utilizing Sebastian Gorka as their go-to Trump insider. He was born in Britain however was solely ever a fringe determine within the administration.

Afterward, insiders admitted that they had merely been unprepared for Trump’s election victory. Cameron was assembly Blinken on Tuesday morning and was additionally anticipated to satisfy with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Nevertheless, he isn’t anticipated to satisfy Home Speaker Mike Johnson, a key determine in shifting a invoice to ship extra assist to Ukraine. A British official mentioned their diaries didn’t ‘align.’ Johnson is sort of sure to face a management problem if he tables a invoice amid opposition from Trump allies resembling Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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