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Finland’s Stubb Urges Europe to Stand Up to Putin Using Strength

  • Stubb says Russian President Putin cannot be trusted
  • President Alexander Stubb spoke in interview with Bloomberg TV

Alexander Stubb meets Keir Starmer ahead of a summit in London, March 2.

Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said neighboring Russia won’t stop with Ukraine if it’s not countered with strength in any negotiations over a ceasefire or peace.

“The only thing that Vladimir Putin understands is power,” Stubb said in a Bloomberg TV interview on Sunday in London. “You show any kind of a weakness and he will basically go after you.”