US President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III attend an official state banquet at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, September 17, 2025. Doug Mills/Pool/Reuters

In a speech that studiously avoided any glint of geopolitics, King Charles III’s fleeting mention of Ukraine on Wednesday evening — however small — stood out.

“In two World Wars, we fought together to defeat the forces of tyranny,” Charles told President Donald Trump at a state banquet underneath the vaulted ceilings of Windsor Castle’s St. George’s Hall. “Today, as tyranny once again threatens Europe, we and our allies stand together in support of Ukraine, to deter aggression and secure peace.”

It was a notable, if gentle, reminder to his guest that American participation in the Western effort to deter Russia’s

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