Policy Voices | Finnish President: Ukraines path to NATO membership is irreversible
Today in our show we wanted to do something different. Instead of our usual interview, we want to play the speech Alexander Stubb, the Finnish President, gave recently at Friends of Europe during his trip to Brussels where he met with Ursula von der Leyen, Jens Stoltenberg, among others. Before that, he had been in Ukraine where he encountered President Zelenskyy.\n\nThe Finnish President spoke freely, openly and candidly about Finland\u2019s place in NATO, European defence at large, and how the EU and NATO must work together. As he put it: \u201cNational defence and international cooperation can and must go hand in hand. It is not either or. It is both.\u201d On Ukraine, Stubb\u2019s message couldn\u2019t be clearer: \u201cUkraine\u2019s place is as a full member of NATO and progress towards membership is irreversible\u201d.\n\nIf you want to comment on this episode you can send us an e-mail. Our address is press@friendsofeurope.org.