British foreign secretary David Cameron will hold talks with US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Florida on Tuesday.
This is following a push to shore up support for Ukraine and advance a new package of aid that is held up in Congress.
In a statement on Monday, a Foreign Office spokesperson said, “Ahead of his visit to Washington, the foreign secretary will meet former President Trump in Florida today.
“It is standard practice for ministers to meet with opposition candidates as part of their routine international engagement.”
Cameron’s discussion with Trump, believed to be the first such meeting by a senior UK minister with Trump since he left office, covers Ukraine, the war in Gaza and the future of NATO, according to a report in the Telegraph.
Trump has repeatedly voiced misgivings about aid to Ukraine and questioned America’s commitment to NATO, the international alliance which the US has committed to defending when necessary.
On his visit to Washington, Cameron will warn that success for Kyiv in defeating Russia is “vital for American and European security” as he urges lawmakers across to approve “urgent” further assistance for the country.