{"id":1386896,"date":"2026-04-27T09:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/we-need-ukraine-more-than-it-needs-us-stubb-stated-the-key-role-of-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine-in-european-security\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:33:18","slug":"we-need-ukraine-more-than-it-needs-us-stubb-stated-the-key-role-of-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine-in-european-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/we-need-ukraine-more-than-it-needs-us-stubb-stated-the-key-role-of-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine-in-european-security\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe need Ukraine more than it needs us\u201d: Stubb stated the key role of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in European security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that Ukraine is critically important for European security. According to him, it is the Armed Forces of Ukraine that are the main force capable of deterring Russia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This is reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/ClashReport\/80769\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Clash Report<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p> Stubb emphasized that Ukraine currently has a powerful army of 800,000 soldiers capable of waging a modern war. He emphasized that this factor is a key guarantee of security for the country.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;This is a strong armed force and the ability to wage modern warfare, unlike any other NATO member country,&#8221; the Finnish president said.<\/p>\n<p> According to him, the situation has changed in such a way that Europe depends on Ukraine more than vice versa.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;We Europeans need to understand that we need Ukraine more than it needs us. They know how to do it,&#8221; Stubb noted.<\/p>\n<p> He emphasized that statistics indicate significant losses of the occupiers at the front.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Over the past four months, Ukraine has killed or wounded between 30,000 and 35,000 Russian soldiers every month,&#8221; the Finnish leader added.<\/p>\n<p> He also noted that 95% of these losses were caused precisely by the use of drones.<\/p>\n<p> At the same time, he spoke about the prospects for a peace agreement with Russia. Stubb said that he does not see any changes in Vladimir Putin&#8217;s position and characterized the negotiation process as a drag.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I just don&#8217;t see Putin changing his mind. I was optimistic for a few months, but this turned out to be a classic Russian delaying tactic,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p> \t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" >\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/war-is-near-how-europe-is-preparing-for-a-russian-invasion\/\">War is near: how Europe is preparing for a Russian invasion<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\nThe Russian Ministry of Defense recently published a list of companies located in Europe that allegedly produce and supply drones to Ukraine. Such a step, according to the press service of the department, will lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/budut-neperedbachuvani-naslidky-rf-pryhrozyla-yevropi-cherez-dopomohu-ukraini\/\">an escalation of the military-political situation<\/a> on the European continent and the transformation of these countries into Ukraine&#8217;s strategic rear<\/p>\n<p> Recall that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/zahroza-nad-yevropoiu-moskva-aktyvizuie-provokatsii-ta-dezinformatsiiu\/\">the Kremlin is actively forming the psychological and informational basis<\/a> for a possible future war against NATO. At the same time <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/troianski-koni-na-terytorii-nato-rosiia-hotuie-masshtabnu-dyversiynu-kampaniiu\/\">, Russia is creating a network of &#8220;Trojan horses&#8221;<\/a> , buying up real estate near military bases of NATO countries, to launch a coordinated sabotage campaign. The Kremlin has also <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/kreml-khoche-stvoryty-narodnu-respubliku-v-odniy-z-krain-nato-zmi\/\">intensified its propaganda campaign regarding the creation of the &#8220;Narva People&#8217;s Republic&#8221;<\/a> , which may indicate that the Kremlin is preparing to attack Estonia.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that Ukraine is critically important for European security. According to him, it is the Armed Forces of Ukraine that are the main force capable of deterring Russia. This is reported by Clash Report . Stubb emphasized that Ukraine currently has a powerful army of 800,000 soldiers capable of waging a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":1291514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76875,76885],"class_list":["post-1386896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-other-news","category-policy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1386896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1291514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1386896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1386896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}