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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

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

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks to the press after his arrival at NATO headquarters.
Britain's foreign secretary, David Cameron, held talks with Donald Trump, which his department said was ‘standard practice’ for ministers as part of their international engagement. Photograph: Omar Havana/Getty Images

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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