12/28/2023 0 Comments Joe biden climate lockdown![]() ![]() Biden has previously praised Charles for his leadership on climate issues. Sullivan said Biden hopes to deepen his personal relationship with the British monarch. He has been a clarion voice on this issue,” Sullivan told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday. ![]() “The president has huge respect for the king’s commitment on the climate issue in particular. Sunak, asked about cluster munitions on Saturday, said Britain was a signatory to the convention that discourages their use, and said it would keep doing its part to support Ukraine.Īfter his Sunak meeting, the 80-year-old president will travel to Windsor Castle to see the 74-year-old king to discuss how to help boost private investment to combat climate change, a threat both leaders say is existential. “I think you find Prime Minister Sunak and President Biden on the same page strategically on Ukraine, in lock step on the bigger picture on what we are trying to accomplish, and as united as ever,” Sullivan said on Sunday. Russia, Ukraine, and the United States have not signed on to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which bans production, stockpiling, use and transfer of the weapons. Such munitions are banned by more than 100 countries, including the United Kingdom, viewed as a threat to civilian populations because they typically release large numbers of smaller bomblets that can kill indiscriminately over a wide area. Cluster munitionsīiden’s trip comes a few days after he agreed to send US cluster munitions to Ukraine. “I don’t think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family now, at this moment, in the middle of a war,” Biden said in a CNN interview that aired Sunday. ![]() White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the two leaders would share notes before the NATO summit in Lithuania, which kicks off on Tuesday, July 11, and will be dominated by the Ukraine crisis.Īhead of the trip, Biden urged caution for now on Ukraine’s campaign to join NATO, saying the alliance could get drawn into the war with Russia due to NATO’s mutual defense pact. “We’ve got a lot to talk about,” Biden replied. “Great for us to carry on our conversations,” Sunak told Biden as they sat in the Downing Street garden. They are expected to discuss climate change, a cause the monarch has long embraced. LONDON – US President Joe Biden touted a “rock solid” friendship with Washington’s closest ally Britain on Monday, July 10, dropping in at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office in London for talks en route to a NATO summit planned to show Western resolve over Ukraine.īiden landed in London late on Sunday, July 9, to kick off a three-nation trip including the NATO summit in Lithuania, at which allies aim to show solidarity with Ukraine against Russia’s invasion while not yet accepting Kyiv as an alliance member.īoth sides played down the president’s meeting with Sunak, their fifth in as many months, describing it as a continuation of long-running discussions, though it was Biden’s first visit to the British prime minister’s Downing Street office as president.īiden is also due to meet King Charles later on Monday, after skipping his coronation in May in line with the longstanding practice of US presidents. ![]()
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