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The foreign secretary was unable to secure a meeting with the speaker of the House of Representatives during a trip to Washington this week, it has emerged, as he presses United States officials to pass a $60 billion package of military aid for Ukraine. Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton met Donald Trump in Florida on Monday night before a trip to Washington today where he spoke with Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, and members of Congress. He pressed American lawmakers to pass a bill currently stuck in the House that would release $60 billion in fresh military aid for Ukraine in its war with Russia. A spending bill that includes support for Kyiv has been stalled for months in Congress, where it faces vehement opposition from Republican hardliners loyal to Donald Trump. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram:
