Finland's president on Wednesday signed a 10-year security deal with Ukraine in Kyiv where President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he believed Russia planned to mobilise 300,000 new troops for its war by June.
Item 1 of 5 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Finnish President Alexander Stubb shake hands as they attend a joint press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 3, 2024. REUTERS/Alina SmutkoUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Finnish President Alexander Stubb shake hands as they attend a joint press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 3, 2024.
"We are not giving this military support only for Ukraine to defend itself, we are giving this military support for Ukraine to win this war," Stubb told a joint news conference in Kyiv. And later, in his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said: "We clearly understand what Russia is preparing for, what they want, what they want to assemble soldiers for in their army."
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