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White House: Biden, Sunak reaffirm 'special relationship,' agreed Ukraine support
U.S. President Joe Biden and new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in a phone call on Tuesday (Oct 25), reaffirmed their two countries' "special relationship" and agreed on the importance of supporting Ukraine, the White House said in a statement.
Biden and Sunak also agreed on the importance of working together to address the challenges posed by China and to secure sustainable and affordable energy resources, the statement said.
They also discussed their commitment to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, it said.
Britain has been one of the West’s most vocal backers of Kyiv and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on February 24. Sunak is the third British prime minister during that period.
The Kremlin on Tuesday (Oct 25) made it clear that Moscow believes there is “no hope” of improving diplomatic ties with London after the nomination of Rishi Sunak as British Prime Minister.
“At the moment, we do not see any preconditions, grounds, or hope that in the foreseeable future there will be any positive changes” in the relationship between the United Kingdom and Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said during his daily briefing.
Kremlin: No hope for positive shift in ties with Britain under Sunak
“Russia remains open and ready to discuss the most difficult issues at the negotiating table. But not to the detriment of our own interests,” Peskov said.
Born to Indian parents, Sunak became Britain’s youngest prime minister in two centuries upon taking over from the ousted Conservative leader Liz Truss on Tuesday (Oct 25).
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