President Donald Trump’s embrace of Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday has European leaders anxious that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky won’t get the same friendly treatment. And they’re taking action to bolster Kyiv’s chances.

Axar.az informs, citing Politico, plans are in the works to send at least one of Trump’s favorite interlocutors, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, along with Zelensky when he comes to Washington Monday to meet with Trump, according to two European diplomats and a person familiar with the matter. The idea is that Stubb can help prevent any flare-ups between Trump and Zelensky and convince the U.S. president to include Europe in any further talks.

Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska on Friday failed to deliver any breakthroughs and left the road ahead uncertain. Trump said he will meet Zelensky in Washington on Monday and then would try to bring the Ukrainian and Russian leaders together to work toward a peace agreement.

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