Alex Stubb on the conflict in Ukraine

These days, the world is looking at Ukraine, where dramatic scenes that Europe thought it had left behind are unfolding after the attack by Russian armed forces.

Alex Stubb, Director of the School of Transnational Governance, spoke to several international media outlets, tackling issues such as to Finland's historical relations with the Soviet Union, Putin’s agenda, the sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union, as well as the future of Ukraine and the European continent.

Find a selection of media appearances below:

 12 May

• Finland's former PM: 'Our NATO membership was decided on the 24th of February", interview with CNN.
• Finlandia, ex primo ministro Stubb a Tgcom24: "L'adesione alla Nato è un passo naturale", interview with TGCOM24 (in Italian).
• Alexander Stubb, ex-Premier ministre finlandais : "Poutine a provoqué notre adhésion à l'Otan", interview with L'Express (in French).
• Finland says country must apply for NATO membership 'without delay', interview with Channel News Asia.
• Alexander Stubb: – Norge må bestemme seg, interview with abc nyheter (in Norvegian).
• Stubb: - Umulig å drive forretning med Russland i lang tid, interview with NHO (in Norvegian).
• Früherer finnischer Regierungschef zur Nato: „Wir sind bereit, morgen beizutreten“, interview with Handelsblatt (in German).
• Putin’s war backfires as Finland aims to join NATO, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Politico.
• Entre ameaças russas, Helsínquia diz sim à NATO, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Diario de Noticias (in Portuguese).
• Finnlands Ex-Ministerpäsident Stubb will schnelle NATO-Mitgliedschaft, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Oldenburger Onlinezeitung (in German).
• Why does Finland want to join NATO? Interview with CGTN Europe.
• Alexander Stubb: – Noreg må bestemme seg, interview with NORDRE (in Norwegian).

 11 May

• Nato entry for Finland and Sweden will enhance European security, oped written by Alexander Stubb published in Financial Times.
• Sweden, Finland Sign Defense Treaty with the U.K. ahead of Joining NATO, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in National Review.
• Eksperti: Somijas pievienošanās NATO nāktu par labu visam Baltijas jūras reģionam, interview with LSM.

5 May

• 'Bloomberg Surveillance: Early Edition' Full, interview with Bloomberg.
• Sweden, Finland Win U.S. Security Aid Pledge on Road to NATO, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Bloomberg.
• ‘Finland and Sweden in NATO is a no brainer’, interview with AJ OPINION, Al Jazeera

2 May

• Finland has walked a political tightrope between Moscow and the West for decades. But that could be about to end, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in CNBC.

30 April

• How Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine pushed Finland toward NATO, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Washington Post.
• Former Finnish Prime Minister: Neutrality is a thing of the past - now is the time to take sides, interview with The Journal.

28 April

• Russia will threaten Finland after NATO application: ex-PM Stubb, interview with Al Jazeera.

27 April

• Ukraine war: 'Forget a ceasefire anytime soon', interview with Newsday BBC Sound.

26 April

• Ros Atkins on… Finland, Nato and Russia, interview with BBC News.

23 April

• Były premier Finlandii: Będziemy członkiem NATO jeszcze przed końcem roku, an article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Euractiv (in Polish).

22 April

• - Europa splittet i to, interview with dagbladet (in Norwagian).
• Były premier Finlandii dla TVN24: będziemy jednym z największych atutów NATO, interview with TVN27 (in Polish).
• Alexander Stubb: Då kan Finland och Sverige vara med i Nato, interview with Expressen (in Swedish). 

21 April

• ‘There will be no way back’: will war change Finland’s pragmatic approach to Russia?, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in The Guardian.
• Warum Finnland auf einmal in die Nato will, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Watson (in German).

20 April

• Nato Membership - Finland's Parliament opens debate on joining Alliance, interview with The Debate - France24.
• Drohen ist eine gute russische Tradition, an article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Zeit Online.
• "Finland's membership in NATO is almost certain," Putin said again, an article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Economic Thermometer.

19 April

• »Wer Schwäche zeigt, wird überfallen«, interview with Der Spiegel (in German).
• Ehemaliger Premier: „Finnland wird ein hundertprozentiges Mitglied der Nato“, interview with Berliner Zeitung (in German).
• Ukrainan sota, päivä 55: Venäjän Wagner-ryhmä toi jopa 20 000 palkkasotilasta Itä-Ukrainaan, ISW ei usko Venäjän mahdollisuuksiin, an article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Iltalehti (in Finnish).

18 April

• Alex Stubb a Sky TG24, avvicinamento Finlandia alla Nato, interview with SKY TG24 (in Italian).

16 April

• Soome endine peaminister: Venemaa püüab kindlasti Soomet mõjutada NATO-ga mitte liituma, interview with Delphi (in Estonian).
• Putin’s Missile To NATO May Be A Boomerang, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in The Asean Post.

15 April

• Fins oud-premier Alexander Stubb: 'Rusland moet het nieuwe Noord-Korea worden', interview with Knack (in Dutch).
• Alexander Stubb: „Finnland wird vor Jahresende Nato-Mitglied“, interview with Die Presse (in German).

14 April

• Russia's War on Ukraine, interview with CNN.
• Finland Will Become a NATO Member in 2022: Former PM, interview with Bloomberg Politics.
• Ex-primeiro ministro da Finlândia responde à ameaça russa: País está “muito bem preparado” para um eventual ataque, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in multinews (in Portuguese).

13 April

• Alexander Stubb, tidl. finsk statsminister: Nu får NATO en af de største, stående hære i Europa, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in RÆSON (in Danish).

12 April

• Nato expansion. Russia warns Finland and Sweden against NATO membership. Interview with BBC World News.

11 April

• Neutralità addio, la Finlandia ora vuole la Nato, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in ANSA (in Italian).
• Stubb: “La Finlandia entri nella Nato, Putin ci fa paura", article quoting Alexander Stubb published in La Repubblica (in Italian).
• Draghi, la Finlandia e il whatever it takes a Putin. Parla Stubb, interview published in Le Formiche (in Italian).

10 April

• Alexander Stubb arvioi: Suomi jättää Nato-hakemuksen toukokuussa ja siihen on hyvät syyt – "Mitä pystyisikään meille tekemään?" , interview with Iltalehti (in Finnish).

9 April

• Finse ex-premier Alexander Stubb: ‘Je ziet nu wat er gebeurt als je niet bij de NAVO bent’, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in De Tijd (in Flamish).
• Alexander Stubb : "La différence entre Poutine et les Russes a ses limites… et c’est un Finlandais en première ligne qui vous le dit", interview with Atlantico (in French).

8 April

• Finland will apply for NATO membership 'within weeks' after Russian lawmaker warned they would be asking for 'the destruction of their country', an article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Daily Mail.
• Finnish PM: Finland will apply to join NATO within weeks, interview with CNN Connect the World.
• Finlandia: «Presto richiesta ingresso nella Nato», article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Il Mattino (in Italian).
• Finlândia deve candidatar-se à NATO “no final de maio”, depois será a Suécia: invasão da Ucrânia disparou apoio na opinião pública, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Expresso (in Portuguese).
• Finska će podnijeti zahtjev za članstvo u NATO-u ‘u roku od nekoliko tjedana‘, Rusi im prijete da time riskiraju ‘uništenje svoje zemlje‘. Što će učiniti Švedska?, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian).
• Finlanda va depune cererea de aderare la NATO „în câteva săptămâni”, după ce un deputat rus a avertizat că va cere „distrugerea țării lor” article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Gandul (in Romanian).
• Putin che uomo è? La descrizione di chi lo conosce veramente, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Trend Online (in Italian).
• Finnország hamarosan benyújthatja a NATO-csatlakozási kérelmét, an article quoting Alexander Stubb, article quoting Alexander Stubb, published in Blikk (in Hungarian).

5 April

• Presidenttipeli voi yllättää, article Alexander Stubb, published in Kauppalehti (in Finnish).
• Finland: Sverige är på god väg att gå med i Nato, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Bladet (in Swedish).

4 April

• ”Finland väntas gå med i Nato – Sverige väljer samma väg”, an article quoting Alexander Stubb, Aftonbladet (in Danish).

3 April

• Vetäytyvien venäläisten jäljiltä paljastuu yhä karmeampia raakuuksia: Butšassa palaneita ruumiita kaduilla ja siviilien joukkohauta, Ukrainan presidentti kutsuu joukko­tuhonnaksi, interview with Alexander Stubb, on Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish).

2 April

• Off the Cut - Shekhar Gupta in aconversation with Alex Stubb, interview with The Print India.

1 April

• Alexander Stubb antoi kovan arvion sodasta Ukrainassa – "Putin halusi suuren sodan, ja nyt suuren rauhan”, article about Alex Stubb's assessment of the war, published in talouselama (in Finnish).

30 March

• Ukraine war: Why does the West doubt Russia's vow to 'cut back' Kyiv operations?, article quoting Alexander Stubb in Sky News.
• Alexander Stubb: Eurooppalainen yhteistyö on ennennäkemätöntä, mutta sillä on myös hintansa – "Sota tarkoittaa meidän elintasomme laskua", interview with mtv uuiset (in Finnish).

29 March

• What are Putin’s aims in Ukraine and is there any chance for peace?, interview with A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne
• ”Illusion att det är ett Nato-substitut”, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Expressen (in Swedish).

28 March

• Natomedlemskap är en företagarfråga, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Dagens industri (in Swedish).
• BBC Sounds, interview with BBC Radio Live 5.

27 March

• Alexander Stubb: Tämän vuoksi länsimaissa ei ymmärretä Vladimir Putinin toimintaa, article quoting Alexander Stubb, published in Verkkouutiset (in Finnish).

26 March

• Explained: Neutrality as a possible option for Ukraine, an article quoting Alexander Stubb, published in Frontline.

25 March

• 'Finland will join NATO' - former Finnish PM Alexander Stubb, interview with Deutsche Welle.
• Alexander Stubb saksalais­medialle: ”Ennustan, että Suomi jättää Nato-hakemuksen”, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Ilta Sanomat (in Finnish).

24 March

• How Putin’s war is reshaping Europe’s alliances, interview with Financial Times Rachman Review podcast.
• Alexander Stubb, Direttore della School of Transnational Governance dell'Istituto Universitario Europeo, sulla neutralità dell'Ucraina, interview with Rai 1 (in Italian).
• Ukraine: Könnte Neutralität eine Option sein? article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Deutsche Welle (in German).
• The End of Neutrality, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Politico.
• Tarafsızlığın Sonu – SİYASİ, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Zaman (in Turkish)
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22 March

• Invasion changing view on European Security, interview with CNN International.
• Alexander Stubb: Vladimir Putin haluaa paikkansa Josif Stalinin rinnalla, an article quoting Alexander Stubb, published in Verkkouutiset (in Finnish).
• It’s time to reverse our hypocrisy on oligarchs, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Reaction.

21 March

• Putin past the point of no return, interview with GZERO.
• Alexander Stubb julkaisi paljon­puhuvan listan Putinin ”saavutuksista” kolmessa viikossa, interview quoting Alex Stubb published in Ilta Sanomat (in Finnish).
• Putin atacou a Ucrânia porque pretende conquistá-la, diz Stubb, an article featuring an interview between Alexander Stubb, and Miguel Poiares Maduro, STG Adjunct Professor and Chair of the Executive Board of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), published in Observador.

20 March

• Finlandia huye del miedo y se acerca a la OTAN, interview with El Comercio (in Spanish).
• European security has changed permanently, says former Finnish PM, interview with RTE.

19 March

• "Vladimir Poutine a commencé à se rendre compte qu’il était en train de perdre la face et il n’y a rien de pire", article quoting Alexander Stubb, published in La Libre (in French).

18 March

• Ukraine War: Finland's Former Prime Minister says 'I don't see a ceasefire coming', interview with SkyNews.
• Ukraine, Russia continue to have diplomatic talks, interview with CNN International.
• Finland and Sweden Wrestle With the Benefits – and Risks – of Joining NATO, an interview with Time.

17 March

• China is wary of supporting Russia: Finland’s former PM Alexander Stubb, interview with GZERO.
• Finnország és Svédország átlépheti Putyin vörös vonalát?, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Portfolio (in Hungarian).

16 March

• Análise: Países nórdicos se perguntam se serão os próximos da lista de Putin, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in CNN Brasil (in Portuguese).
• Nordic countries wonder if they are next on Putin's list, article quoting Alexander Stubb published on CNN.
• Putin has united Europe more than ever before, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Prospect.
• Valtionjohdon on otettava Nato-asiassa vastuu – kysymykseen ei pitäisi hakea neuvoja kansanäänestyksestä, article quoting Alexander Stubb publsihed in Demoktraatti (in Finnish).

13 March

• Alexander Stubb racconta cosa vuol dire avere a che fare con Putin di persona, interview with Omnibus Dibattito on La7 (in Italian).
• Stubb: Finlands Nato-ansökan ”en fråga om månader”, interview with Dagens Industri (in Swedish).
• Finlands tidigare statsminister tror på Nato-medlemskap, interview with SVT NYHETER.

11 March

• L'Otan et la défense européenne à l'heure de la guerre en Ukraine, interview with rfi (in French).
• Putin will go to extremes to cement his legacy, warns Finland's ex-PM, interview with CBC radio.
• Anxious Russians flee by the hundreds each day into neighbouring Finland, article quoting Alexander Stubb published in CBC news.

10 March

• A non-member states: Finland’s ex-PM on NATO, interview with The Intelligence Podcast from The Economist.
• Finland ziet plotseling heil in de NAVO, article quoting Alex Stubb published on NRC (in Dutch).
• La Finlande sous pression sécuritaire: interview de son ancien Premier ministre Alexander Stubb, interview with RTS (in French).

9 March

• Putin’s Strategic Error, article quoting Alex Stubb published in The Atlantic.
• Stubb: Natodebatten har svängt 180 grader, article quoting Alexander Stubb on Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish)

8 March

• Support for Finland to join NATO picks up steam, interview with CBC News: The National.

7 March

• The time is not now for Finland to join NATO, former Finnish PM says, interview with CNBC International.
• "No puedes apaciguar a Putin, hemos superado el punto de no retorno", interview with El Confidencial (in Spanish).
• Alexander Stubb CNBC:lle: Nyt ei ole oikea aika liittyä Natoon – "Kotivakuutusta ei voi ostaa, kun talo on tulessa", article quoting Alexander Stubb published in mtvuutiset (in Finnish).

6 March

• Finland belongs in NATO, ex-PM tells Kathimerini, Alex Stubb speaking to Kathimerini (in Finnish).
• Interview with Nieuwsuur, Interview with Nieuwsuur (in Dutch).

4 March

• Russian President Vladimir Putin is 'totally isolated', says former Finnish prime minister, interview with Euronews.

2 March

• Why 'Finlandisation' May Be Putin's Goal In Ukrainian Invasion , interview with The Project TV.

1 March

• Stubb: Europe has to think about enlargement in a geo-strategic way, interview with International News on N1 TV CNN affiliate for the Balkans.

28 February 2022

• Ukraine invasion: Putin’s threats to Finland and Sweden are ‘nothing new’, interview with BBC World news.
• Putin har gjort ett kolossalt misstag, anser Alexander Stubb, interview with HBL (in Finnish)
• Stubb: ”Har aldrig sett Putin så här all over the place”, interview with SVT NYHETER (in Swedish).
• The Mehdi Hasan Show, MSNBC, interview with the Mehdi Hasan show on MSNBC.
• Interview with France24, interview with Delano D'Souza on France24.

27 February 2022

• Deadline: Den nye orden efter krigen, interview with DR (in Danish).
• Putin's war is causing exactly what he DOESN'T want to happen 'beginning of the end', article quoting Alexander Stubb published in Express.
• Where will Putin stop? As Ukraine holds on, Eastern Europe holds its breath, an article quoting Alexander Stubb, published on NBC.

26 February, 2022

• Former Finnish PM Predicts Western Sanctions On Russia Will Be ‘As Big As They Can Be’, article quoting Alexander Stubb, published in RadioFreeEurope.
• Alexander Stubb on Sky news. Ukraine, Finland, Russia, NATO.
• Expert has a theory about what Putin is really afraid of, interview with CNN.

25 February

• Europe will expel Russia from SWIFT, predicts former Finnish PM, interview with CBC.
• Will Russia’s Ukraine invasion drive Sweden, Finland to NATO?, article quoting Alexander Stubb in Breaking Defense.
• Russia Ukraine conflict: Kyiv under siege as troops close on capital, interview with Channel 4.
• Saa voimaan fyysisesti pahoin” – sadat suomalaiset kertovat, miltä Ukrainan sota tuntuu, twitter thread summarised on verkkouutiset.fi (in Finnish).

18 February

• Finland irritated over Scholz’s Ukraine-NATO comments, an article quoting Alexander Stubb, published in Euractive.

16 February

• Finnish PM: 'Finlandization' not an answer for Ukraine’, interview with CNN.

14 February

• He Knows Putin Well. And He Fears for Ukraine, an article quoting Alexander Stubb, published in The New York Times.