Stubb: Russia's Ukraine invasion drove Finland, Sweden into NATO; Helsinki eyes post-war ties

Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated at the Helsinki Security Forum that Finland and Sweden would not have joined NATO absent Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and that Finland is preparing to rebuild diplomatic relations with Russia after the war, acknowledging the difficulty of restoring trust. The remarks signal a conditional, forward-looking posture toward Moscow while reaffirming the security rationale for NATO membership.