Biden heads to UK, seeks to bolster 'close relationship'

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President Joe Biden will seek to grow his "close relationship" with the United Kingdom, the White House says, when he pays his first visit to newly crowned King Charles III and meets with Britain's political leader to strengthen the bond between the two nations ahead of a critical NATO summit that could determine the course of the conflict in Ukraine.

London is the first stop on Biden's three-nation tour, which begins Monday. He will then go to Vilnius, Lithuania's capital, for a summit of NATO leaders, and then to Helsinki, the capital city of NATO's newest member, Finland.