Politico: Rutte, Stubb, and Zelenskyy at the White House

According to Politico, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb will accompany Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House for a meeting with Donald Trump.

Politico reports that the two European officials are considered "heavy hitters" and can help prevent tensions between Trump and Zelenskyy. They will also try to persuade the US president to include Europe in future talks.

European allies of Ukraine want to ensure that Trump does not accept Putin's demands that are considered unacceptable, such as ceding Ukrainian territory to Russia.

While Europe and Ukraine appeared optimistic publicly after the meeting in Alaska, officials were privately cautious about Putin's reception in the West.