Donald Trump has cooled off towards Britain after King Charles met with the president of Ukraine at his country estate. He writes about this Daily Mail, citing diplomatic sources in Washington.
According to the publication, the US president's associates made it clear to British officials that photos of the British king with the Ukrainian leader made Trump feel "less special." Charles had previously extended an invitation to Trump to visit the UK.
In response, the British explained to Trump's associates that it would be inappropriate to tell the king who he could or could not meet.
The meeting between King Charles and Zelensky took place last Sunday, just days after British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer extended an invitation to Trump for a state visit on behalf of the king. Zelensky's visit to Sandringham followed his participation in a defense summit with European leaders.
This gesture of support for Ukraine from the British monarch coincided with a tense conversation between Zelensky and Trump in the Oval Office, during which the American politician, together with Vice President J.D. Vance, accused the Ukrainian leader of not being sufficiently grateful for US military assistance.
The following day, King Charles also hosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Sandringham. The meeting came amid Trump's announcement of 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports, adding to tensions between the two countries.
Despite statements by British government representatives that official London does not recognize allegations of a "cooling" of contacts with Washington, Daily Mail sources note that after the meetings in Sandringham, the situation has indeed changed somewhat.
"Things have definitely cooled down a bit in Washington since Sandringham," the source reported. At the same time, the British side emphasized that the king himself decides who to meet with, and the meeting with Zelensky was planned even before the Ukrainian leader's conversation with Trump.
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