Alexander Stubb

Stubb says Chinese officials told him Russia will not go nuclear

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Chinese authorities are convinced Russia will not use nuclear weapons, while warning that the risk of further escalation in the war cannot be ignored.

11 July, 02:48 PM

Finland approved $150 million in Ukraine military aid

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has approved the country’s 33rd military aid package for Ukraine, Finnish Defense Ministry announced on May 29.

29 May, 11:54 PM

Finnish president ready to represent EU in negotiations with Russia

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said he is ready to represent the European Union in potential peace talks with Russia, Yle reported on May 24.

25 May, 02:25 PM

Finland scrambles fighter jets after drone spotted in country’s airspace

Finland scrambled fighter jets and closed Helsinki airport after an unidentified drone was detected over the Uusimaa region on the night of May 15, Finnish news outlet Yle reported.

15 May, 12:24 PM

Zelenskyy meets leaders of Romania, Finland, Poland at Bucharest Nine summit

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the leaders of Romania, Finland, and Poland during the Bucharest Nine summit on May 13, he said in a Telegram post.

13 May, 10:56 PM

Zelenskyy and Stubb align strategy before critical talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a call with Finnish President Alexander Stubb on May 10, saying the two leaders coordinated their positions ahead of this week’s meetings and talks.

10 May, 10:50 PM

Stubb rejects fears of Russian NATO attack as Tusk warns of threat within months

Finnish President Alexander Stubb on April 28 addressed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s warning that Russia could attack a NATO country in the coming months.

28 April, 02:55 PM

Russia suffers four times more troop losses than Ukraine - Stubb

Russia has lost four times as many troops on the front line as Ukraine over the past four months, Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated, Clash Report reported on April 27.

27 April, 12:10 PM

Finnish president Stubb warns of split in transatlantic ties

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said a rift has emerged in the transatlantic partnership, in an interview with Politico published on March 27.

27 March, 01:51 PM

Ukraine peace talks at deadlock over territory, Stubb says

Finnish President Alexander Stubb believes negotiations to end Russia’s war against Ukraine have hit a dead end, Norwegian broadcaster VG reported on March 26.

26 March, 06:08 PM

Zelenskyy orders review of Hormuz initiatives with MFA and military

Volodymyr Zelenskyy tasked Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov with involving the Foreign Ministry and military to assess international initiatives on the Strait of Hormuz, following briefings on Middle East talks on March 20.

20 March, 03:29 PM

Europe eyes Hormuz security role to keep U.S. focused on Ukraine

Alexander Stubb, the president of Finland and a golf buddy of Donald Trump, called Europe’s efforts to strike a deal with the U.S. that links security in the Middle East to support for Ukraine “a really good” idea, Politico reported on March 17.

18 March, 10:07 AM

Putin already suffered strategic defeat in Ukraine—Finland’s Stubb

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has suffered a strategic defeat and has failed to achieve any of his goals in the war against Ukraine, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 13.

13 February, 11:56 PM

Stubb warns Kremlin won’t back peace deal, urges full aid to Ukraine and tougher sanctions

Russia is unlikely to agree to a proposed 20-point peace plan to end its war against Ukraine — but it can still be pressured into stopping the invasion, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Jan. 22 during the Ukrainian Breakfast event in Davos, Switzerland.

22 January, 01:37 PM

Kyiv rallies allies at Ukrainian Breakfast in Davos

Ukrainian and Western leaders gathered in Davos on Jan. 22 for the annual Ukrainian Breakfast, a private event hosted by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and EastOne on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

22 January, 10:46 AM

Parts of a Ukraine-Russia peace deal may be unjust – Alexander Stubb

Finnish President Alexander Stubb suggested that some provisions of a potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia may fall short of notions of justice, he said in his New Year’s address, according to Finnish broadcaster Yle on Jan. 1.

1 January, 06:59 PM

Zelenskyy meets Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Berlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Berlin on Dec. 15.

15 December 2025, 02:09 PM

Leaked transcript reveals EU fears U.S. may betray Ukraine in peace talks

EU leaders warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a closed-door call that the United States might betray both Ukraine and Europe by conceding territory without firm security guarantees, Spiegel reported on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 04:37 PM

There may be no just peace for Ukraine, Finland’s Stubb warns

The Russo–Ukrainian war will likely end in a settlement that does not deliver just peace terms to Kyiv, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 11:45 PM

Unresolved issues linger after Geneva peace talks, Finnish President Stubb says

Finland's President Alexander Stubb discussed the outcomes of U.S.-Ukraine peace talks in Geneva with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, welcoming progress but noting unresolved issues, Stubb said on X on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 04:20 PM

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