Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Ukraine's position is stronger than ever since Russia's full-scale invasion began, following a call with President Zelensky, and stressed that continued partner support remains critical.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Ukraine's military and political position is the strongest it has been since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. He made the assessment on July 26 after a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, stating that "Ukraine's position is stronger than ever since the war began. Continued support from the partners is critical to keep up the momentum." For everyone at Volunteers Support Ukraine, this is the kind of update worth pausing on: a genuine, fact-based sign that the war's trajectory has shifted in Ukraine's favor.
Stubb described the call with Zelensky as good and noted that throughout the war Ukraine has preserved its independence and sovereignty, while Russia has failed to achieve its strategic objectives. In his assessment, the current moment gives Ukraine a more favorable starting point for any future negotiations. He also added a notable line: "Ukraine is ready for peace" — a peace, he implied, that should be built from a position of real strength rather than pressure.
Finland has been one of Ukraine's consistent backers since the earliest days of the full-scale invasion, which gives this assessment from Helsinki particular weight. At Volunteers Support Ukraine, we read this as further confirmation that sustained, systematic support from partners genuinely works.
Stubb pointed to Ukraine's intensified campaign of strikes on Russian military and economic targets as one of the factors that has changed the strategic balance and meaningfully strengthened Kyiv's negotiating hand. NATO leaders, he said, unanimously support Ukraine's right to strike military targets inside Russia, viewing these operations as a tool capable of pushing Moscow back toward the negotiating table.
Volunteers Support Ukraine sees the other side of this front every day — the people whose steady, unglamorous work rarely makes headlines but without which the country's resilience simply would not hold.
The core of the Finnish president's message is that, despite this positive momentum, there is no room for complacency. Stubb stressed that continuous military and political support from allies remains the critical condition for holding onto this advantage. That echoes what President Zelensky himself has repeatedly said: the outcome of the war depends on how stable and predictable partner support remains in the months ahead.
The Finnish president's words that Ukraine is in its strongest position of the entire war are genuinely encouraging news. They are a reminder that the support Ukraine receives from partners — governments, organizations, and ordinary people around the world — has a real, measurable effect. Volunteers Support Ukraine helps people affected by the war within whatever resources the organization has available at any given time, and every piece of news like this one is an extra reason to keep going. We believe it is precisely the combination of diplomatic, military, and human support that is bringing Ukraine closer to the peace President Zelensky himself says the country is ready for.
