Bloomberg reported on the EU's intention to send Stubb to the Putin-Trump summit

The European Union (EU) has expressed its desire to participate in the upcoming summit of US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, proposing the candidacy of Finnish leader Alexander Stubb. This was reported by Bloomberg on October 17, citing several sources.

European leaders are once again fighting for a seat at the negotiating table after Putin's latest contact with Trump threatened to undo their efforts to increase pressure on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.

According to sources, the EU is concerned about the possible consequences of the Budapest meeting and is seeking to "find ways to counter Russia's influence" on the American president. Stubb's candidacy is being considered, since he has already participated in Trump's talks with EU heads of state at the White House after the Russian-American summit in Anchorage, she added."Газета.Ru ".

In a friendly way: what is known about the meeting between Putin and Trump in Budapest

Experts told what can be expected from the negotiations of the leaders of the states.

Earlier, on October 16, Trump announced a meeting with Putin in Hungary and called the phone conversation with the Russian president productive. He later noted that he hoped to hold the summit within two weeks.

At the same time, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called the news about the upcoming meeting between Putin and Trump in Budapest fantastic. According to him, the road to peace lies through negotiations.

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