Finland's Stubb Credits Trump for Ukraine Peace Push, Dismisses Russian Invasion Fears Finnish President Alexander Stubb says Finland is prepared for Russia and credits President Trump for advancing Ukraine peace talks, while dismissing warnings that Moscow could attack other European countries. Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Finland is prepared for Russia and credited President Donald Trump for pushing Ukraine peace talks forward, striking a calmer tone than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has warned that Moscow could take its war beyond Ukraine. Trump Pushes Forward Ukraine Peace TalksI think we're certainly in a better place than we were before President Trump started, Stubb told Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. He's doubled down in the past year and a half to try to find a solution for peace with negotiators such as Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and many others.Stubb, who has been closely involved in the diplomatic effort, said he and Norway's prime minister have worked largely in the back office, relaying information among Ukraine, the United States and European governments. I think he's really working hard and hopefully we'll get a solution, Stubb said. The interview came during an intense diplomatic week in New York focused heavily on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.Zelenskyy met during UNGA week as Washington continued its effort to revive negotiations with Moscow. Zelenskyy said peace remained Ukraine's priority and thanked Trump for sending the two envoys to Kyiv after they had also held talks in Moscow. Zelenskyy was asked by Fox News Digital after the meeting about the possibility that Russia could invade or attack another European country in the near future.That's why the risk of offensive by drones, missiles or land operation is very high against other countries who are bordering Russia, he said, warning that Vladimir Putin, unable to achieve his military objectives in Ukraine, could seek to create instability elsewhere in Europe to pressure Western governments into reducing their support for Kyiv. He pointed to drone incursions and disruptions affecting several European countries, arguing that Moscow is already attempting to intimidate European societies and test their response.Zelenskyy Urges Immediate European ResponseAsked what European countries should do in response to the growing threat, Zelenskyy offered a direct answer: Respond. Always respond. It's not about the war. If you don't respond, Russians, they will go further, he said.But Stubb struck a notably calmer tone when asked about Zelenskyy's warnings that Russia could eventually attack other European countries, including Finland, which shares the longest border with Russia. As commander-in-chief in Finland, I sit on all the relevant information and I just don't see a factual basis for it, Stubb said. That does not mean, he stressed, that Moscow has stopped targeting Europe.Stubb distinguished between the kinetic war Russia is fighting in Ukraine and what he described as a broader hybrid campaign in Europe, pointing to cyberattacks, sabotage and damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. We have to see this as a campaign, he said. Russia tries to intimidate Europe, scare us and get into our heads. His prescription was characteristically Finnish: cool, calm and collected, take a sauna and a nice bath and deal with it.Finland Relying On Decades Of Defense PrepStubb said Finland, a country with a population of 5.6 million, can afford that attitude precisely because it has spent decades preparing for a potential threat from its eastern neighbor. He pointed to Finland's mandatory military service, reserve force, artillery, long-range capabilities and extensive network of civilian shelters. The Finnish Defence Forces puts Finland's wartime military strength at 280,000 personnel, with additional reservists available if needed. That deterrent received another boost just days before Stubb traveled to New York.Finland is acquiring 64 F-35A fighter jets to replace its F/A-18 Hornet fleet under a procurement decision announced by the Finnish government. The first two F-35s intended for operations inside Finland arrived at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi on Sept. 18, according to a Finnish Defence Forces press release. We have obligatory military service. I did mine, my son did his.Finland Acquires New F-35 Fighter JetsWe have women who do it voluntarily. We have over 60 F-18s. We just bought 64 F-35s, the two first of which arrived. We have long-range missiles, air, land and sea.We have the capability to mobilize 280,000 troops within days in a conflictual situation, Stubb said. Stubb also addressed growing military cooperation between Moscow and Tehran as part of the wider threat picture. His comments came as Zelenskyy sounded a chilling alarm on where Putin's war could head next, while Stubb maintained that Finland will not be intimidated by Russia.