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- 1Finland's Stubb credits Trump with pushing Ukraine peace talks▼Finland's Stubb credits Trump for pushing Ukraine peace talks while dismissing Russian invasion fears
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Donald Trump deserves credit for driving Ukraine peace negotiations forward, while downplaying fears of a new Russian invasion of Europe. His comments, made in remarks carried by Fox News, add a European voice to ongoing debate over US diplomacy on the war and whether Russia poses a wider military threat to NATO's eastern flank.
- 2Could Central and Eastern Europe Act as One Economy?▼OPINION: Could Central and Eastern Europe Present Itself as One Economy?
A Kyiv Post opinion piece asks whether Central and Eastern Europe could present itself to the world as a single integrated economy rather than a collection of separate national markets. The article weighs the region's potential scale and attractiveness to investors against persistent political, economic and infrastructure divisions between its countries.