Europe Sending Heavy Hitters Alongside Zelensky

[applegrove]

Europe Sending Heavy Hitters Alongside Zelensky

August 16, 2025 at 4:18 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 62 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/08/16/europe-sending-heavy-hitters-alongside-zelensky/

Politico: “Plans are in the works to send at least one of Trump’s favorite interlocutors, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, along with Zelenskyy when he comes to Washington Monday to meet with Trump.”

“The idea is that Stubb can help prevent any flare-ups between Trump and Zelenskyy and convince the U.S. president to include Europe in any further talks.”

[efhmc]

1. For that to work, the pres would need to be a thinking human.

[applegrove]

2. The Finnish President talks to Trump by phone. He is a friend of Trump's.

[vapor2]

3. I am hoping Stubb and Zelinskey won't take the crap and rudeness from the goon

who just met with a murderer

[a kennedy]

4. The last time Mr Z was at Our House......it was a disgusting show of what an immature POS the

orange blob really is. 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬

[Beachnutt]

5. I wish he would bring the Klitschko brothers

One is a mayor in Ukraine now, they are both champion world heavyweight boxers.
https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/klitschko-brothers

[Emrys]

11. Nah, Vitali Klitschko is a liability

He was a hero of the Maidan, but he has some skeletons in his cupboard. He'd be a terrible wingman for Zelensky:

Trump impeachment: Giuliani sought help for Kiev mayor Klitschko when meeting senior Ukrainian official

When Rudy Giuliani met with a top aide to Ukraine’s president last summer, he discussed the prospect of a coveted White House meeting while seeking Ukraine’s commitment to certain investigations that could benefit Donald Trump politically.

Mr Giuliani also threw in a request of his own: help the mayor of Kiev keep his job.

The mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko, a professional boxer turned politician and longtime friend and former client of Mr Giuliani’s, was on the verge of being fired from his duties overseeing Kyiv’s $2 billion (£1.5bn) budget.

Firing Mr Klitschko would have fit with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s campaign promise to fight Ukraine’s entrenched interests and allowed him to replace a political adversary with a loyalist in one of the country’s most important posts.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-impeachment-ukraine-rudy-giulliani-zelenskiy-vitaliy-klitschko-a9312536.html

To make an impression, I'd go for Crimean Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk:

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. This is a great move

[FadedMullet]

7. Will Zelensky wear a coat and tie? Will fuckwad Vance show up?

You know, I wonder if Vance's performance the last time wasn't pure theater, orchestrated by Trump?

[mitch96]

8. "Will fuckwad Vance show up?"..nah...to busy vacationing...nt

[FadedMullet]

9. You're no doubt right, though, in all fairness, a normal person.....

......would get sick of the abuse and rejection that have followed Vance around, and would cut the vacation short.

[Billsdaughter]

10. Stubb is the perfect wingman!

Finland does not tolerate Russian shenanigans. I feel much better knowing this. Notwithstanding, I am nervous for President Zelensky particularly after yesterday's horror show.

I miss Joe. 💙

[GoodRaisin]

12. Good idea, in case Vance might be plotting to show up for another ambush.

[Skittles]

13. Trump needs a handler

yup