President Joe Biden met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on a flying visit to London on Monday, as both readied to join a NATO summit where Ukraine is expected to push to join the alliance once its war with Russia is over.
The 80-year-old US leader stepped out of his presidential limousine"The Beast" and was greeted with a handshake on the steps of Downing Street by Sunak.
As the summit loomed, there have also been signs of divergence over Washington's provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine, and concern echoed by other Western allies. Sunak did not directly criticise the United States but reiterated that the UK was one of 120 signatories to an international accord banning the use and supply of cluster munitions.
But the United States is seen as most hesitant about its membership. Biden has described Kyiv's bid as"premature".From Lithuania, Biden will travel to Finland, NATO's newest member, for a US-Nordic Leaders Summit. Although not a full state visit, Biden will receive a royal salute at the castle and hear the US national anthem played by a band of the Welsh Guards.
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