Overview

• In Oval Office remarks with President Alexander Stubb, Trump said the United States would "vigorously" defend Finland if Russia attacked.
• Trump added that he sees the chances of such an attack as "very, very small" and praised Finland's military strength.
• The leaders unveiled a memorandum to build 11 icebreakers for Arctic operations, with four to be constructed in Finland and seven in the United States with Finnish assistance.
• Stubb highlighted ongoing training of American troops in Finland’s Arctic conditions and deeper integration of the two countries’ militaries.
• Finland joined NATO in 2023 and shares a roughly 1,300-kilometer border with Russia, and Stubb suggested Ukraine diplomacy could become Trump’s next focus following an expected Israel-Gaza ceasefire.