Finnish President Alexander Stubb has expressed his support for Ukraine, emphasizing that it is fighting not only for its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity but also for European security and a rules-based international order.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that Ukraine is fighting not only for its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also for "European security, freedom and the rules-based world order.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb discusses the current geopolitical situation following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit to the White House last week. He also talks about Russia and how President Vladimir Putin won't stop with Ukraine if he's not countered with strength in any negotiations over a ceasefire or peace.

Russia will not stop at Ukraine, if it is not opposed in any negotiations on peace or ceasefire, Finnish President Alexander Stubb told Bloomberg.

Keir Starmer said a “coalition of the willing” was needed to provide Ukraine with security guarantees after any US-brokered ceasefire, as the UK prime minister prepared to urge European leaders gathered in London to rapidly ramp up defense spending.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the European leaders’ summit to discuss Ukraine, at Lancaster House, London, Sunday March 2, 2025. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP) Ukrainian supporters demonstrate outside Lancaster House where Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is holding a Ukraine Summit with leaders from Europe and Canada in London,

The meeting is taking place after a blazing row between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office

"It was a diplomatic failure with only one winner, who wasn't even present: Vladimir Putin ," Stubb told Yle on Saturday. The Finnish president said he was astonished and saddened by the events, the likes of which have never been captured on camera in the realm of international diplomacy.