Joe Biden will meet Rishi Sunak in Downing Avenue earlier than having tea with the King throughout his go to to the UK.

The US president touched down at Stansted Airport on Sunday night earlier than being taken by helicopter to the residence of the US ambassador in central London.

Mr Biden’s stopover in Britain comes forward of a crunch two-day NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Tuesday, during which leaders are set to debate the war in Ukraine and the way forward for the army alliance as several nations clamour to join.

On Monday morning, Mr Biden will meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the place it’s anticipated they are going to speak about, amongst different issues, Ukraine’s counter-offensive in its battle with Russia, cluster munitions, and Kyiv’s NATO membership.

The pair have differing views over the subjects, with Mr Biden hesitant on Ukraine’s bid to hitch NATO, whereas Mr Sunak is alleged to help fast-track membership.

Mr Sunak and Mr Biden may additionally speak about challenges post-Brexit to the Northern Eire peace course of, after John Kerry, the US local weather envoy, instructed the BBC on Sunday it would make up a “vital element” of their dialogue.

It is going to be the fifth assembly between the lads in as many months.

Mr Biden will then journey to Windsor Citadel, the place he’ll meet the King and be given a show of pageantry, regardless of the journey not being a state go to.

The Welsh Guards will carry out the US nationwide anthem, and he’ll obtain the royal salute, earlier than heading in for tea with the monarch.

They’ll then attend a local weather finance mobilisation discussion board, the place main monetary and philanthropic leaders will talk about the help that may be supplied to poorer nations.

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After that, it’s anticipated Mr Biden, in addition to Mr Sunak, will journey to Vilnius for the NATO talks.

Mr Biden is below strain from elsewhere to clarify his choice to ship cluster munitions to Ukraine, given two-thirds of NATO members have signed the Conference on Cluster Munitions.

It prohibits the use or stockpiling of the weapon, which is commonly a bomb that deploys smaller weapons that explode throughout a large space, as a result of their menace to civilian populations.

Mr Biden has justified his transfer by saying he was looking for to high up Ukraine’s quickly depleting weapon inventory, and has obtained assurances about their use from Kyiv.