Overview

• President Stubb highlights North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia as an escalation in the Ukraine conflict.
• Stubb insists that any peace deal must involve Ukraine, aligning with China's stated position against battlefield expansion.
• China's President Xi expresses willingness to collaborate on peaceful resolutions and strengthen strategic cooperation with Finland.
• The meeting occurs amid EU-China trade tensions over impending tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
• Finland and China continue delicate diplomacy regarding a Hong Kong vessel's potential involvement in Balticconnector pipeline damage.