The head of British diplomacy David Cameron met former US President Donald Trump in Florida on Monday, before an official visit to Washington where he will plead in favor of releasing aid to Ukraine, the Prime Minister said on Tuesday. British government.
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Before his visit to Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, David Cameron “met former President Trump in Florida,” said a spokesperson for the British Foreign Office, without giving an explanation on the content of their exchanges.
“It is common for ministers to meet opposition candidates as part of their international work,” added this source.
This meeting with Donald Trump, opponent of the current Democratic President Joe Biden for the November presidential election, took place on the eve of a visit devoted in particular to Ukraine and Gaza.
The head of British diplomacy, who will meet with American Secretary of State Antony Blinken and parliamentarians, will “urge” the United States to release its aid for Ukraine, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs British.
The American program of military and economic assistance to Kyiv, amounting to 60 billion dollars (55.3 billion euros), has been blocked in Congress since last year due to divisions between Democrats and Republicans, while The presidential election is looming in November.
David Cameron will meet members of Congress.
“A success for Ukraine and the failure of Putin are vital for the security of Americans and Europeans,” David Cameron said in the press release, as Russia increases its pressure in the east of the country.
A victory for Russia would be “clearly heard in Beijing, Tehran and North Korea,” he warns.
The assistance provided by European countries and the United States “is making a huge difference on the battlefields of Ukraine and in the waters of the Black Sea,” the ministry emphasizes.
David Cameron will also discuss the Middle East and the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza via a corridor between Cyprus and the Palestinian territory.
The visit comes as pressure mounts in the UK to suspend arms sales to Israel.
London has toughened its tone towards Israel after the death on April 1 of seven humanitarian workers, including three Britons, killed in Gaza by an Israeli drone, while they were delivering food to the besieged Palestinian territory and threatened with famine.
In Washington, David Cameron will continue to “pressure for a full, urgent and transparent investigation” to be carried out into these “unacceptable” deaths.
