Alexander Stubb expressed hope that Trump's patience with Putin would run out soon and asserted that Finland and other European countries will do everything possible to secure lasting peace. Stubb suggested that pressuring Putin by targeting his allies could be necessary to end the invasion of Ukraine and indicated that those able to persuade Putin are located more in the east than the west. He noted that current discussions focus on the extent of security guarantees to be offered to Ukraine and warned that Putin was employing a delaying tactic to avoid meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Donald Trump warned of unspecified consequences if Putin and Zelenskyy do not meet.
Finnish president Alexander Stubb has been speaking at a press conference before the country's ambassadors' conference in Helsinki. In comments reported by the Finnish public broadcaster, Yle, he said that he hoped Trump's patience with Putin would run out soon. He insisted that Finland and other European countries will do everything we can do achieve lasting peace. He also hinted that the only way to force Putin to end the invasion of Ukraine would be by hitting his allies,
qupping the only ones who can persuade Putin to make peace are more in the east than in the west. In further comments reported by Ilta-Sanomat, he added that the current discussions were focusing on the extent of security guarantees that would be offered to Ukraine. Stubb also said he warned Trump that Putin was deploying a typical Russian delaying tactic to avoid meeting Zelenskyy.
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