Finnish President Alexander Stubb met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as NATO convened under Article 4 following Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace. Stubb called for stronger Ukraine support and new sanctions against Russia.

When European leaders dashed to the White House for an urgent meeting on Ukraine last month, a surprise participant was present alongside the heads of the region’s four heavyweight nations, the European Commission and NATO.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb arrived in Kyiv on Sept. 11 to discuss security cooperation and sanctions against Russia, Ukraine's Presidential Office Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak announced. Stubb has emerged as a key European confidant of U.

"We will also discuss increasing pressure on Russia, sanctions, and the importance of lasting peace," Ukraine's Presidential Office Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak said.

The NATO mission Eastern Century will involve an array of troops and capabilities from several allied countries to defend the alliance’s eastern flank.

A group of senior European leaders and NATO chief will travel to Washington on Monday to join talks on Ukraine with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Kyiv's allies on Thursday to rethink their own air defence capabilities after incursions into Polish airspace by drones that Warsaw said were Russian.