US President Joe Biden and Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak agreed in talks on Tuesday to work together to support Ukraine and oppose China, the White House said.
They first spoke hours after Sunak became Britain's third prime minister earlier this year. year, the legacy of an economic crisis following the resignation of Liz Truss after a 49-day term.
The two leaders also reaffirmed the "special relationship" that exists between the United States and Britain and said they would work together to advance global security and prosperity, the White House said in a selection of the call. "Leaders unanimously agreed on the importance of working together to support Ukraine and hold Russia accountable for its aggression," the statement said of the war sparked by Russia's invasion of its pro- western neighbors was triggered in February.
The White House said Biden and Sunak also agreed to "address the challenges posed by China," which Washington has identified as its key geopolitical and economic leader. Rival icon the world stage today.
Downing St previously issued its own reading of the call, saying the pair had "discussed the extent of UK-US cooperation both bilaterally and in regions such as the Indo-Pacific," as well as the most contentious ones Northern Ireland Edition.
Biden congratulated Sunak in a tweet earlier Tuesday. On Monday, Biden described the appointment of Britain's first non-white prime minister as "quite amazing, a groundbreaking milestone. Britain was a key European ally of the United States.” States to arm and support the Ukrainian army in its attempt to repel the Russian invasion that began last February.
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