Meeting Trump and Charles III can affect war in Ukraine - Politico

In addition to Melania's wife, Trump's trip will be accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and specialist Steve Vitcoff, who are active participants in negotiating processes against Ukraine. Knowing the weakness of the White House Head to the inclination to him, the UK authorities were honored to become the first president officially adopted in Windsor Castle. The visit program includes banquets, honorary escorts and a solemn air parade.

According to the newspaper, the royal ceremony will establish the basis for Prime Minister Kir Starmer and his senior assistants so that they make new attempts to persuade Trump to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Although this issue may not be included in the visit program, political and royal assistants expect it to be raised behind the scenes.

One of the anonymous sources of Politico reported that Charles is "very close" to the details of the ceasefire negotiations and to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. This gives the British Prime Minister weapons that many other European leaders do not have: a friendly monarch who is quiet but consistently demonstrating his support to Kiev and is ready to contribute to the counteraction to the US skepticism on this issue.

Trump feels special respect for the British monarch, so there is a careful hope that the US president will be decisive about the Russian Federation and its aggression. Charles III not only has a wonderful relationship with Trump, but also openly supports Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Everyone remembers how he suddenly invited a politician for tea in Sanderingma after a failure in the oval office, and then for lunch at Windsor Castle shortly before the June NATO summit.

In doing so, he demonstrated solidarity with Ukraine and showed the world who is the victim in this war, and who - the aggressor, leveling Putin's attempts to shift the blame to Ukraine and the West. Insiders point out that the king may remember Ukraine during his speech at the state feast, as he made it during a recent visit by French leader Emmanuel Macron, but in another diplomacy, he will probably happen behind the closed door, supported by a symbolism.

Whether the king's initiatives will have an impact, though the analysts agree that it may not be easy. Although Trump began to treat Putin more skeptical, this has not yet led to decisive action on his punishment or new sanctions.

Thorry Tossig, Director of the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council Analytical Center, said that in combination with the restrained Trump response to the invasion of Russian drone into Poland, "this last position does not give the old space a lot of space for maneuver. " Tossig added that, although Trump's sympathy for the royal family "can give weight" the king's call on the Ukrainian issue, she is "not convinced" that the president will change the course.

Trump's first visit to Britain as a US President took place in July 2018. Then he met with Queen Elizabeth II. On December 28, 2024 it was reported that Trump could become the first president in modern history, which the royal family of Great Britain will accept with two state visits. In the meantime, the average British who not like the American leader's policies, through the crafting platform, gathered £ 30,000 to ruin a visit.