Stubb, Trump discuss Ukraine, icebreaker over phone

President Alexander Stubb held a telephone conversation with his counterpart in United States Donald Trump on late Monday night and discussed the situation in Ukraine, according to social media post of the Finnish President.

“Had a good and productive phone call with President of US. We discussed Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine,” Stubb wrote in his X.

He said that President Trump’s deadline for a ceasefire is approaching. Finland supports all efforts towards an immediate ceasefire.

“Longterm negotiations must lead to a lasting and just peace,” he added.

The President wrote that they also continued discussion on building icebreaker for US.

“We also continued our discussion on icebreakers, an important part of security and cooperation among allies. Finland has built 60 percent of the world’s icebreakers. We have the capacity to build them reliably and fast,” Stubb added.