Finland’s Stubb Sees Trump Near to Losing Patience With Putin

Aug. 23, 2025, 10:07 AM UTC

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said his recent talks with President Donald Trump point to the US leader getting impatient with Vladimir Putin over Russia’s delays in moving toward peace in Ukraine.

“In my last conversation with President Trump Thursday night, there were some small indications that patience is wearing thin,” Stubb said in an interview aired Saturday on Finland’s YLE TV1.

It’s unlikely Russia’s president will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a week and a half, as had been intended, Stubb said, adding “that’s when the patience will probably run out.”

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