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Biden, Sunak speak about Middle East, Ukraine
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and US President Joe Biden speak at the start of the meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 11, 2023. (Paul Ellis/ Pool Photo via AP, File)
US President Joe Biden spoke to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday about the Red Sea, Gaza, and Ukraine, White House spokesman John Kirby says.
“They talked about what’s going on in the Red Sea and the need for a continued international multilateral approach to disrupting and degrading Houthi capabilities,” Kirby tells reporters in Washington.
Biden and Sunak also spoke about the need to bring down the number of civilian casualties and to increase the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza, as well as the urgent need for supplemental funding and support for Ukraine, Kirby says.
