Tue 09 April 2024:
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with Donald Trump at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago club on Monday night, two people familiar with the visit told CNN.
“The Foreign Secretary is on his way to Washington DC, where he will hold discussions with US Secretary of State Blinken, other Biden administration figures and members of Congress. His talks will focus on a range of shared US-UK priorities, including securing international support for Ukraine and bringing stability to the Middle East,” the spokesperson said.
Cameron has previously urged US lawmakers to pass additional aid to Ukraine, calling America “the lynchpin” of the Western coalition backing Ukraine’s fight against Russia. His visit with the former president comes as attempts at passing Ukraine aid in Congress languish with House Speaker Mike Johnson so far refusing to hold a vote — and with Trump helping to tank past attempts at a bipartisan solution.
Trump and Cameron have both in recent days criticized Israel’s handling of its war in Gaza. Cameron said in a Sunday Times op-ed that the UK’s backing for Israel is “not unconditional,” adding that Israel “must abide” by humanitarian laws in Gaza. Trump last week said Israel needs to “finish what they started” and “get it over with fast.”
He argued Israel was “losing the PR war” because of the visuals coming out of Gaza, where more than 33,000 people, including thousands of children, have been killed since October 7, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Zelenskyy pleads for air defence systems to protect Kharkiv from ‘Russia’s constant terror’
Kharkiv needs a robust defense. There is a solution to Russia's constant terror: we need additional air defense systems and missiles. The world has no right to remain indifferent while Russia deliberately destroys the city on a daily basis and murders people in their homes.… pic.twitter.com/KopAfqlI2P
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 9, 2024
“The world has no right to remain indifferent while Russia deliberately destroys the city on a daily basis and murders people in their homes,” Zelenskyy wrote on X.
“Ukraine needs greater air defense. I am grateful to everyone who is there for our people – eliminating the consequences of shelling, assisting, supporting, and working hard to keep normal life in Ukrainian cities.”
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