British King Charles III. On Monday he received Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This meeting took place at a time when the British ruler in Canada is criticized for his silence on repeated statements of US President Donald Trump that Canada would join the United States.
According to AP, the cited TASR, the British king received Trudeaua at a private audience at Sandringham resident in the county Norfolk. The royal court did not give any details about the content of their conversations, but it is assumed to talk about Trump’s threats to annex Canada and make it 51 of the US Union.
The British ruler is also the head of state in Canada, which is a member of the British Community of Nations. Trudeau said on Sunday that “Nothing now seems to be more important to Canadians than the defense of our sovereignty and our independence than the state”.
AP recalled that British monarchs must remain politically neutral, But the question of Canada shows how fragile this balancing can be.
“Canada’s government should ask the head of state to emphasize Canadian sovereignty,” Written on the X Network former Prime Minister of the Canadian province of Albert Jason Kenney.
Trudeau flew to London to join the participants of the extraordinary summit about Ukraine on Sunday, where British Prime Minister Keir Starmer outlined plans to end the war in Ukraine And he called on European partners to stand up for this country, as Ukraine’s support from the US seems to be at risk.
The King’s meeting with the Canadian leader took place the day after he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Greeny on Sunday. Karol III. At this meeting he expressed solidarity with Ukraine and the support of Zelenský, on which Trump, after their last week’s sharp exchange of views in the Oval Working Work on Monday, again, also woned through status on his social network Truth Social.
Starmer on Monday informed the British Parliament deputies that he had negotiated with Trudeau over the weekend and assured him about strong Britain support for Canada. Before the legislators, Starmer also stressed that The US and Britain have “the narrowest relationships”, so “at a time like this, it would be a huge mistake to suggest that any weakening of this connection is a way forward for security and defense in Europe”.
Last week Starmer during a visit to the White House He handed over to Trump’s invitation to a state visit to Britain.
