Article 6KYEE David Cameron meets Donald Trump amid push to shore up Ukraine support

David Cameron meets Donald Trump amid push to shore up Ukraine support

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Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
from US news | The Guardian on (#6KYEE)

British foreign secretary will also urge congressional leaders in Washington to advance aid for Kyiv in its war against Russia

The UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, has taken the unusual and potentially risky step of travelling to see Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida before a visit to Washington DC on Tuesday.

Cameron was hoping to persuade the presumptive Republican presidential candidate to drop his opposition to a new package of aid for Ukraine that is being held up in Congress partly on Trump's instruction.

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