EU must rearm Ukraine and apply ‘maximum pressure’ to Russia, says Finland

Alexander Stubb said Europe needs to ‘talk less and do more’ (Matthias Schrader/AP)

Finland’s president has called for the rearming of Ukraine and putting “maximum pressure on Russia” through sanctions and asset freezes in the run-up to possible negotiations sought by the US on ending the war.

On the final day of the Munich Security Conference on Sunday, Alexander Stubb and other European leaders sought to firm up how the European Union can move from talk to more action and stay relevant as Washington pushes to stop the fighting.