‘President Trump Is an Excellent and Unique Negotiator:’ European Leaders Confident in Trump Ahead of Putin Showdown

President Donald Trump, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa

European leaders are confident in President Donald Trump as he makes his way to his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Politico reported Thursday.

Leaders such as German Chancellor Frederich Merz, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa and other officials briefed on a Wednesday call between Trump and European counterparts told Politico that they were confident in Trump’s ability to negotiate at the summit in Anchorage, Alaska, saying the call had a “positive atmosphere,” according to Politico. Trump reportedly agreed to not agree to territorial considerations at the summit during a phone call Wednesday, with the president mainly aiming to gauge Putin’s future willingness to pursue peace.

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