Finnish President Alexander Stubb has expressed his support for Ukraine, emphasizing that it is fighting not only for its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity but also for European security and a rules-based international order.

Keir Starmer said a “coalition of the willing” was needed to provide Ukraine with security guarantees after any US-brokered ceasefire, as the UK prime minister prepared to urge European leaders gathered in London to rapidly ramp up defense spending.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged European leaders on Sunday (March 2) to step up their defense efforts to not only help secure peace in Ukraine but stability across the continent at a summit staged as a show of support for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.