Alexander Stubb spoke about possible conversations between Russia and Ukraine in the Vatican during the meeting of the Confederation of the Finnish industry in Helsinki. “This is a transition to the highest possible level of conversations,” emphasized the Finnish president.
The day before, the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that during a telephone conversation with Pope Leon XIV she received confirmation from him that he was ready to share the Vatican for talks on peace in Ukraine.
President of Finland about a conversation with Donald Trump. “The USA has not given up their role”
The Finnish president was also asked about the Monday telephone conversation, in which, apart from him and US President Donald Trump, was attended by: French President Emmanuel Macron, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelnski and chairwoman of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
“The US has not resigned from their role as a mediator,” said Alexander Stubb. According to the President of Finland, there are currently more intermediaries. – We are entering a phase in which Europe also participates in the process, and this is what we expected from the very beginning – he described.
The conversation took place after the conversation of US President Donald Trump with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. According to the information that reached the media, during a conversation with European leaders, the US President hinted that the United States could withdraw from mediation and leave the peace negotiations of Russia and Ukraine.
