Biden meets with King Charles III and Rishi Sunak in Europe ahead of NATO
LONDON — President
Joe Biden kicked off the first full day of his trip to Europe with a visit to London, where he met with British Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak and King Charles III.
The
war in Ukraine topped the agenda for Biden and Sunak ahead of a key NATO meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital, although
Biden has said the war will need to end before the alliance can consider asking Kyiv to join.
The meeting comes after the Pentagon announced the United States would provide cluster munitions to Ukraine to boost its military in the fight against Russia — a move Sunak has made clear he disapproved of.
What to know about Biden's Europe trip
- Biden held talks with Sunak, during which the two leaders discussed the U.S. decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, a Downing Street spokesperson said. The United Kingdom is a signatory to a convention that discourages their use.
- Biden also held his first meeting with King Charles since his coronation.
- The much-anticipated NATO summit is the centerpiece of the trip, during which alliance leaders will debate the war in Ukraine and revise plans for dealing with Russian aggression.
- The final leg of the trip will be in Helsinki, where Biden on Thursday is expected to celebrate the expanding alliance, with Finland as the newest member of NATO.
Biden landed at the airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, and was greeted by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda. Also attending Biden's arrival was Lithuania's ambassador to the United States, Audra Plepyte, and the U.S. ambassador to Lithuania, Robert Gilchrist, the White House said.
The summit will take place tomorrow and Wednesday.
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