Alexander Stubb

China will stop Russia from using nukes, Finland's Stubb says

China is a "pretty good deterrence" against Russian escalation in its war on Ukraine, and Beijing will prevent Moscow from using nuclear weapons, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an interview with German journalist Paul Ronzheimer, Politico reported on Aug. 31.

31 August, 05:04 PM

Russia unlikely to risk attack on NATO – Finnish President Stubb

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said he does not believe Russia would dare attack NATO countries, he told German newspaper Bild on Aug. 30.

30 August, 02:42 PM

Zelenskyy and Stubb persuaded U.S. senators to back Russia sanctions bill

Ahead of the U.S. Senate's first procedural vote on new sanctions against Russia and Iran, some Democrats were hesitant to back the package over concerns about President Donald Trump's use of new tariffs on July 29.

29 July, 11:50 AM

Zelenskyy, Stubb discuss Patriot interceptor supply

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb, in Washington D.C. on July 28, Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post.

28 July, 10:51 PM

Stubb: ‘Ukraine now in strongest position since Russia launched its war’

Finnish President Alexander Stubb believes Ukraine is now in a stronger position than at any point since Russia launched its war against Ukraine.

27 July, 10:39 AM

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

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