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THU · 2026-03-26 · 11:40 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0326-36845
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Finland’s president says Ukraine talks may be at ‘end of the road’

Finnish President Alexander Stubb expressed concern that US-led peace talks between Ukraine and Russia may have stalled. In an interview published Thursday, Stubb suggested the halt could be due to the war in Iran diverting attention or the negotiations reaching an impasse, particularly regarding the Donetsk territories.

Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-03-26 · 11:40 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Finland’s president says Ukraine talks may be at ‘end of the road’
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb expressed concern that US-led peace talks between Ukraine and Russia may have stalled. In an interview published Thursday, Stubb suggested the halt could be due to the war in Iran diverting attention or the negotiations reaching an impasse, particularly regarding the Donetsk territories. He believes American negotiators have exhausted their efforts and that Russia may not be interested in peace. Stubb's comments align with other reports of stalled US-brokered talks between Moscow and Kyiv. A Ukrainian delegation visited the US last weekend seeking to revive negotiations, but without immediate success.

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Ukraine sent a delegation to the United States last weekend in a bid to revive the negotiation process.

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb fears US-led Ukraine peace talks may be over.

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Most of the negotiation hinges on the issue of Donetsk and territories.

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Negotiations have come to a halt because they’ve reached the end of the road and are not making any further progress.

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The war in Iran is drawing attention away from the war in Ukraine.

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who has close ties with both US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, fears US-led Ukraine peace talks may be over, he said in an interview published on Thursday.“It may be due to the war in Iran, which is drawing a lot of attention away from the war in Ukraine. But it may also be that the negotiations have come to a halt because they’ve reached the end of the road and are not making any further progress,” Stubb said in the interview with Norwegian daily VG.“I believe the American negotiators have done everything they could, and that most of it now hinges on one issue: Donetsk and territories. But the big problem here is that I don’t think Russia wants peace,” he said.Stubb’s comments come amid other reports that the US-brokered talks between Moscow and Kyiv have stalled.Putin on Ukraine: end war via talks or by forcePutin on Ukraine: end war via talks or by forceUkraine sent a delegation to the United States last weekend in a bid to revive the negotiation process, but the effort yielded no immediate result.
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