European delegations to a Nato leaders’ summit in Washington this week are holding meetings with foreign policy associates of Donald Trump, as nervousness rises inside the military alliance regarding President Joe Biden’s re-election prospects.
Biden is trailing in the polls and under intense pressure to withdraw from the White House race after a disastrous debate performance last month reignited deep concerns in his party over his age and fitness for office.
Leaders, ministers and senior officials from multiple European governments, particularly from eastern European and Nordic governments, have arranged meetings this week with Trump-related figures such as Keith Kellogg, former chief of staff in the National Security Council, and former secretary of state Mike Pompeo people familiar with the outreach efforts told the Financial Times.