UK Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron flew to Florida last night to meet former President Donald Trump during his diplomatic tour of the United States.
Cameron was due to meet with the current Republican front-runner at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. the sun reported.
Cameron is the first senior member of the UK government to visit Trump since he left office in 2021.
Cameron has disparaged Trump in the past, calling him “divisive, stupid and wrong” when he was Prime Minister in 2016.
He later accused the former president, who faces several civil and criminal cases in courts across the United States, of being “protectionist, xenophobic, [and] misogynist.’
It is currently unknown what the two will discuss, but Cameron is currently in the US on an official trip to bolster support for Ukraine as the US House of Representatives discusses a huge aid package. military of 60,000 million dollars, which the Senate, the upper house of Congress, approved almost two months ago
David Cameron was due to sit down with the current Republican front-runner at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Cameron is the first senior member of the UK government to visit Trump (pictured) since he left office in 2021.
But a minority of Republicans in the House of Representatives, led by Republican Speaker Mike Johnson, have repeatedly blocked its passage, arguing that the security of the US border with Mexico is considered a more important issue for the party’s supporters.
His stance prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to warn over the weekend that his country will lose the war if funding is not approved quickly.
Cameron will also meet with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to directly pressure the Biden administration, as well as Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate.
Last night he appealed again to the United States to support Ukraine, saying: “Ukraine’s success and Putin’s failure are vital to American and European security.”
‘This will show that borders matter, that aggression does not pay and that countries like Ukraine are free to choose their own future.
‘The alternative would only encourage Putin in new attempts to redraw European borders by force, and would be heard clearly in Beijing, Tehran and North Korea.
The US House of Representatives, led by President Mike Johnson (pictured), has refused to approve the aid.
US President Joe Biden managed to get the Senate to approve the aid
“US support for Ukraine has greatly degraded the military capabilities of a common adversary, Russia has lost half of its pre-invasion land combat power and a quarter of its original Black Sea fleet, while creating jobs at home and strengthens the Western alliance and NATO.’
In recent months, a significant reduction in US military aid has forced Ukrainian troops to retreat. They have been forced to cede territory to Putin’s soldiers who, in some stretches of the front line, have outgunned them by six projectiles to one.
However, Republicans blocking funding for Ukraine have earned the support of Donald Trump. The former president, who could return to the White House in 2025, wants to end the conflict even on Russia’s terms.
As the Mail recently revealed, UK funding for Ukraine has fallen compared to European allies. German support is expected to surpass the UK three times in 2024/25, which is also being surpassed by donations from Scandinavia.
A local resident walks among the ruins of a house destroyed by the recent bombing, which Russian-installed local authorities called a Ukrainian military attack.
A communal worker sits in a crater after the missile attack in Kharkiv
Lord Cameron’s visit will also increase attention on the Middle East, including the path towards a ceasefire in Gaza and an increase in humanitarian aid, as well as a push for an independent investigation into the deaths of seven aid workers, including three British, in an attack with Israeli drones against an aid convoy.
The former prime minister’s interventions have not always been well received in the United States, with hardline Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly telling Cameron to “kiss my ass” after he pressured Congress to pass the package. Help in December.
A UK spokesperson said: ‘The Foreign Secretary is en route to Washington DC where he will hold talks with US Secretary of State Blinken, other Biden administration figures and members of Congress.
‘Their talks will focus on a number of shared US-UK priorities, including building international support for Ukraine and stability in the Middle East.
Before his visit to Washington, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs will meet with former President Trump in Florida today. It is standard practice for ministers to meet opposition candidates as part of their regular international engagement.’