Finnish President Alexander Stubb may join Volodymyr Zelensky for talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House on August 18, Politico reported, citing its sources.
According to them, European leaders fear that Zelensky will not receive the “welcoming” welcome in the American capital, which Russian leader Vladimir Putin had in Alaska. “Plans are underway to send at least one of Zelensky's favorite interlocutors, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, to Washington to meet with Trump. The idea is that Stubb will help avoid any quarrels between Trump and Zelensky and convince the US president to include Europe in further talks,“ the newspaper writes.
Earlier, Trump said that if the talks with Zelensky are successful, a new meeting with Putin will be scheduled in Washington on August 18. The owner of the White House did not specify whether such a meeting would be trilateral. According to sources at the Axios portal, Trump expects to hold a trilateral meeting with Russia and Ukraine at the highest level on August 22.