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Alexander Stubb

President, Finland

Search every verified Alexander Stubb interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Finnish President Alexander Stubb has been a prominent voice at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, in early July 2026, where he outlined his vision for "NATO 3.0." He has called for a "burden shift" from the United States to Europe, advocating for increased defense spending and capabilities among European allies. Stubb stated that NATO allies are committed to spending 5% of their GDP on defense, a move he said benefits Finland. He also addressed the conflict in Ukraine, asserting that Ukraine has "de facto already won this war" because it has maintained its independence and sovereignty against a larger aggressor. Stubb has been a vocal proponent of continued military support for Ukraine, particularly in the form of air defense systems. He has called on NATO allies to provide Ukraine with more Patriot missiles and has suggested that the US should allow Ukraine to produce its own Patriots, calling it "a good thing for civilians" and more cost-effective. Stubb has argued that Russia will only agree to negotiate if the Russian public turns against the war, and he has advocated for a two-phase process of an unconditional ceasefire followed by peace negotiations. He has also discussed Finland's own defense capabilities, noting its large artillery and its purchase of F-35 fighter jets, and has said that Finland is a "security provider" for the NATO alliance.

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“Talking to Putin. So, basically, there has been very much a nogo thinking that Europeans should not speak with Putin when the war is going on. But I have changed my mind on that. I think someone in Europe needs to do that uh and try to mediate peace.”

“The same goes I think for the reform of the financial institutions whether it's the WTO whether it's the IMF the World Bank and one revelation that I had in our conversation today is also linked to the way in which we see the credit rating institutions.”

“but now, of course, the Americans don't ask. So, that's a different way of projecting power. You go into Venezuela, you don't ask. Uh you make claims on Greenland, you don't ask. You go into Iran, you don't ask.”

“Right now, it's about 60/40 US Europe. We're probably moving towards 50/50 or or or 40/60. And then they will look, well, are you committed to the 5%? And all of us will say who have been doing it, yes, we are.”

“I think what will happen is a controlled burden sharing where we will see probably less troops from the United States in Europe, some less conventional material which will be replaced by Europeans, but I think that the alliance will stay strong because it's in the military and political interest of the United States to do that.”

“If you are from this region, or if you are from Asia, you get hit much harder. This will have ramifications. The sooner we're able to end this conflict, the smaller the ramifications.”

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