President Joe Biden is set to meet with King Charles III Monday morning for the first time since the latter’s coronation and as part of a busy trip overseas for the United States leader.
Biden is expected to meet with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 5:45 a.m. Washington time before leaving London to head to Windsor Castle, where he will take part in a ceremony for King Charles as well as host a forum focusing on clean energy strategies.
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Biden’s trip to Europe is highlighted by the two-day NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, beginning on Tuesday. But before the president heads to the Baltics, he is tasked with maintaining the strong relationship between the U.S. and one of its most important allies.
The president did not attend King Charles’s coronation, instead sending first lady Jill Biden. But he told the king in May that he would visit soon, per the Associated Press, with Monday now showing him fulfilling that promise.
The U.S. and U.K. have been among the staunchest defenders of Ukraine since Russia’s invasion last February. However, they have differed at times over the best efforts to safely protect the Eastern European country, most recently over the U.S.’s decision to send controversial cluster munitions.
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Biden’s trip abroad will be dominated by the war in Ukraine and NATO’s efforts to strengthen, primarily by working with Turkey and Hungary to accept Sweden’s bid to join the organization. The president said in an interview this week that the U.S. is at an “inflection point” and has the opportunity to make “positive changes in the world.”
