At Munich Security Conference, Finland's president says Europe should put "maximum pressure on Russia" as U.S. prepares to negotiate deal without them.

Europe needs a special envoy for Ukraine to ensure it gets a meaningful role in any peace process, two European leaders said on Sunday after the continent was ruled out as a partner in talks by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.

The shift in U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, which enters its fourth year on Monday, has raised alarms in Kyiv and in capitals across Europe. A new documentary finds that those anxieties are especially high in some of Russia’s neighbors on the Baltic Sea.

The United States has asked European nations what they can contribute in terms of security guarantees for Ukraine, Finland's president said on Saturday, amid escalating diplomatic efforts to find ways to end the three-year war with Russia.

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, center, speaks with Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, right, and Finland's Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen, left, during a meeting of the Nor

The comments by Alexander Stubb came as France was set to host a meeting to help firm up Europe’s answer to assertive American diplomacy. On the final day of, Stubb and other European leaders sought to plot how the European Union can move from talk to more action and stay relevant as Washington pushes to stop the fighting.

Finland President Alexander Stubb arrives in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Finland’s president has urged the rearming of Ukraine and putting “maximum pressure on Russia” in the lead-up to possible peace negotiations sought by the U.S. The comments by Finnish President

Keeping Putin bogged down in Ukraine makes all 32 NATO nations safer. Finland, Romania, and Estonia, in particular, recognize the urgency of stopping Russia before the threat reaches them. The U.S. and U.

Finland’s president on Sunday urged the rearming of Ukraine and putting “maximum pressure on Russia” through sanctions and asset freezes in the lead-up to possible negotiations sought by the U.S. on ending the war.