President #Alexander_Stubb held a press conference in #London and shared details about his meeting with President #Trump:
"The meeting was useful, and we had two themes. The first was bilateral relations between #Finland and the #United_States, and the second was #Ukraine – especially #Russia's war of aggression against #Ukraine," #Stubb said.
According to President #Stubb, President #Trump asked him whether #Putin could be trusted.
"I replied that he couldn't."
President #Stubb said he emphasized that a ceasefire must be reached – and that a firm date is needed. He said #Finland believes that April 20 would be a suitable date for a full unconditional cease-fire.
Also, #Stubb said a strong sanctions mechanism is needed as an incentive for the cease-fire, which should be in place if #Russia does not agree to the cease-fire or violates it.
"[#Trump] is quite impatient with #Russia's actions, this kind of scheming and delaying regarding the ceasefire. I tried to explain that this is completely normal #Russian behaviour. First, we negotiate something – and then the conditions are changed once again," he said.
President #Stubb also emphasized that #Russia only understands force, which requires sanctions and the use of frozen #Russian assets to support #Ukraine.
Source: https://yle.fi/a/74-20152689
This all sounds very positive, but unfortunately, Trump is a weather vane with ADD. He'll listen to one person and form an opinion, but the next person could turn him 180° in a new direction. And you're lucky if he remembers details 24 hours later. You might be more successful if you praise him and stroke his ego, or bring along some breasts to the meeting.
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