China Can End Russia’s War in Ukraine With One Phone Call, Finland Says

  • President Alexander Stubb spoke in interview in Helsinki
  • Russia’s dependence gives China outsized power, Stubb says
Alexander Stubb in Helsinki, on July 2.Photographer: Roni Rekomaa/Bloomberg
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Russia’s reliance on China has gotten to the point where Beijing could end the war in Ukraine if it chose to, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said.

“Russia is so dependent on China right now,” Stubb, 56, said in an interview in Helsinki Tuesday. “One phone call from President Xi Jinping would solve this crisis.”