Finnish President doesn't believe Putin will attack Europe, calls for negotiations
"I believe we should talk to Putin," said Alexander Stubb.
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb, in an interview with Neue Zürcher Zeitung, stated that he does not believe in the prospect of a Russian attack on NATO countries and called on Europe for dialogue with Vladimir Putin, Bild writes.
"Why would Russia test the effect of Article Five [of the NATO charter, according to which an attack on one alliance country is equivalent to an attack on all others], when in four years it has not managed to conquer Ukraine?" Stubb said.
Moreover, Stubb believes that Ukraine is currently "in a better position on the battlefield than ever since the beginning of the war." Under these conditions, he calls on Europe to initiate new negotiations with Russia on ending the war: "I believe we should talk to Putin."
According to the Finnish President, the EU should be the first to try to resume talks with the Kremlin. If this fails, Germany, France, and Great Britain could take the initiative.