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Cameron defends ‘entirely proper’ meeting with Trump as he claims he’s not in US to ‘lecture anybody’ on Ukraine funding

Source: PA Wire

Former President Donald Trump held a meeting with David Cameron on Monday evening, one day before the foreign secretary was due in Washington to meet with his counterpart in the Biden administration, Antony Blinken.

The ex-president dined with Lord Cameron at his Mar-a-Lago estate where the two discussed a wide range of topics including Brexit, Ukraine, and the Nato alliance, according to a readout from Mr Trump’s team. The two were joined by Karen Pierce, the British ambassador to the United States.

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