King Charles III is pictured at the joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 28, 2026.Pool photo by Henry Nicholls via AFP/Getty Images

King Charles tries to keep Trump’s attention on Ukraine – POLITICO

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LONDON — King Charles made an open appeal for reconciliation between Britain and the United States on Tuesday, as he tried to revive Keir Starmer’s ability to speak to Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine.

The British monarch used his joint address to Congress Tuesday to speak of how NATO members had “answered the call together” after 9/11, adding: “Today, that same, unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine and her most courageous people — in order to secure a truly just and lasting peace.”

The unusually direct remarks for a head of state who must carefully choose his words come at a time when the U.S.-Israel war in Iran has opened a major rift in Trump’s relationship with Starmer, and curbed communications between Downing Street and the White House. Charles’ trip has been seen in London as a high-stakes bid to repair the damage that’s played out in Truth Social jibes and press conference attacks.