U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

07/07/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/07/2026 15:24

READOUT: Ranking Member Shaheen, Colleagues Meeting with Finnish President Alexander Stubb

ANKARA, TÜRKIYE - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Senate NATO Observer Group, met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb on the sidelines of the 2026 NATO Summit, alongside other members of her congressional delegation.

Senator Shaheen reaffirmed the deep and growing U.S.-Finland alliance and thanked President Stubb for Finland's leadership within NATO, particularly in the Baltic Sea, the Arctic and on the Alliance's eastern flank. She discussed Russia's continued aggression against Ukraine, Moscow's escalating hybrid activities and the need to sustain pressure on Putin to force a lasting peace.

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