Ukraine’s best hope for influencing Trump? King Charles. – POLITICO

LONDON — Ukraine’s allies are trying everything they can to keep Donald Trump onside. This week, that includes deploying the king of England. 

Joined by first lady Melania Trump, he’ll be the first-ever U.S. president to be formally welcomed to Windsor Castle, another unprecedented element of an already paradigm-breaking second state visit for a leader who loves being singular.

They will be lauded with the finest pomp and pageantry Britain has to offer, replete with banqueting, honor escorts and a ceremonial flypast of the sort Trump has been impressed by before — and which serves as a reminder of the long history of military cooperation between Britain and the U.S.