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European countries must be ready to fight Russia, says Finnish president

Finnish President Alexander Stubb emphasized that credible security guarantees for Ukraine require European countries' readiness to militarily confront Russia if it attacks again.

  • Finland's President Alexander Stubb stated that future security guarantees for Ukraine must include military readiness to confront Russia if aggression continues, marking a shift from current policies.
  • Stubb emphasized that security guarantees would act as a strong and plausible deterrent against future Russian invasion, stating, 'That is the idea of security guarantees by definition.'
  • He noted that Russia has no influence over the security guarantees being discussed and expressed pessimism about diplomatic progress with Putin's administration.
  • Stubb highlighted the essential role of the United States in ensuring these security arrangements are credible and effective.
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Security guarantees for Ukraine must mean being ready to go to war with Russia. That is what Finnish President Alexander Stubb thinks. – Security guarantees are fundamentally a deterrent, and the deterrent must be credible, he tells The Guardian.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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According to Finland's President Stubb, Europe does not intend to take Putin's views into account when guaranteeing Ukraine – quite the contrary.

The President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, stated that Ukraine's security assurances, which are the subject of a "coalition of the willing", meant European countries' willingness to confront Russia with war – in the event that it again attacked Ukraine after the end of the current war.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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According to Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukraine's security guarantees must include the readiness of European countries to go to war with Russia if Moscow attacks Ukraine again.

·Estonia
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yle broke the news in Finland on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
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