Alexander Stubb and other European leaders at the final day of the Munich Security Conference on Sunday sought to firm up how the European Union can move from talk to more action and stay relevant as Washington pushes to stop the fighting.

This is the text of an address given by the president of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24.

Finland’s president has urged the rearming of Ukraine and putting “maximum pressure on Russia” in the run-up to possible peace negotiations sought by the U.S. Alexander Stubb and other European

The anniversary was being marked as U.S. policies on Russia and Ukraine shift under President Donald Trump. Here's the latest: KYIV — Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Europe needs “to make clear to the Russians and everyone else that there are a few things that are completely off the table in these negotiations" to end the war in Ukraine.

Finland’s president has urged the rearming of Ukraine and putting “maximum pressure on Russia” in the run-up to possible peace negotiations sought by the U.S. Alexander Stubb and other European leaders on the final day of the Munich Security Conference on Sunday sought to firm up how the European Union can move from talk to more action and stay relevant as Washington pushes to stop the fighting.

Finland’s president has urged the rearming of Ukraine and putting “maximum pressure on Russia” in the run-up to possible peace negotiations sought by the U.S. Alexander Stubb and other European leaders on the final day of the Munich Security Conference on Sunday sought to firm up how the European Union can move from talk to more action and stay relevant as Washington pushes to stop the fighting.

"The Americans have provided Europeans with the questionnaire on what would be possible," Finnish President Alexander Stubb told Reuters at the Munich Security Conference. "This will force Europeans to think,

EU leaders are set to discuss appointing a special envoy to represent the bloc in potential negotiations on "ending the war" between Russia and Ukraine during a summit on 6 March. Source: Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda Details: The extraordinary EU summit,

According to unnamed sources, EU leaders will meet on March 6 for a special summit to develop a unified stance on regional security—focusing on both rearming the continent and addressing Ukraine’s defense needs.

Finland’s president has urged the rearming of Ukraine and putting “maximum pressure on Russia” in the run-up to possible peace negotiations sought by the U.S.