Volodymyr Zelensky has simply 4 months. That’s the time left till U.S. President Joe Biden leaves workplace. After that, who is aware of what’s going to occur. And meaning uncomfortable questions for the EU, too.
This week’s version of EU Confidential tracks the Ukrainian president’s latest journey to the U.S. We begin off in Kyiv, the place POLITICO’s Veronika Melkozerova recounts assembly Zelensky as he gave reporters a sneak peek of his “Victory Plan.” (Safety is tight — even lipstick wants a detailed verify.)
Then we unpack his lobbying mission to the White Home and the U.N. Normal Meeting. Jan Cienski, POLITICO senior coverage editor; Dave Brown, protection editor at POLITICO US; and Olga Oliker, program director for Europe and Central Asia at Worldwide Disaster Group be a part of host Sarah Wheaton to debate the political and strategic debates taking part in out within the U.S. and the EU.
We additionally eavesdrop on Suzanne Lynch’s interview with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. For extra, subscribe to POLITICO’s World Playbook e-newsletter.
Subsequent, we proceed our Berylamont Who’s Who collection with mini-profiles of commissioners-designate Raffaele Fitto (Meloni’s man in Brussels) and present EVP Maroš Šefčovič (the EU’s Mr. Repair-it).