The anniversary was being marked as U.S. policies on Russia and Ukraine shift under President Donald Trump. Here's the latest: KYIV — Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Europe needs “to make clear to the Russians and everyone else that there are a few things that are completely off the table in these negotiations" to end the war in Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will use 1.6 billion pounds ($2 billion) in export financing to supply 5,000 air defense missiles for Ukraine.

Europe is facing a "once in a generation" moment for security, Keir Starmer says at talks to discuss support and security of Ukraine He is convening a summit in London with European and Canadian leaders in London today - President Volodymyr Zelensky is also in attendance Earlier,

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has expressed his support for Ukraine, emphasizing that it is fighting not only for its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity but also for European security and a rules-based international order.

The Yalta conference, named after its venue in then-Soviet Crimea, saw the US, USSR and UK redraw the map of Europe, dividing Germany and granting Moscow influence over what became the Warsaw Pact countries. It enabled the cold war, during which the USSR repeatedly violated the independence and territorial integrity of the Warsaw Pact countries.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Wednesday conceded that European leaders are in a very weak position as they try to make their case on Ukraine to US President Donald Trump.

Last week, the continent confronted its worst fears about the new president, but also recognized the need for a new strategy.

European leaders are in Kyiv for the anniversary of the Ukraine war while Starmer and Macron prepare to visit the US.

Britain, as one senior German diplomat notes, is “not on the hit list” of the Trump administration to such an extent: “He hates the EU a lot more than he hates you.” Meanwhile, relations with Germany over JD Vance’s de facto support for the far-right AfD are at a low.

The Munich Security Conference, held from February 14 to 16, saw a fracturing of the transatlantic relationship. European leaders will hold an emergency meeting at the Elysée Palace on Monday.

Munich, Germany – Europe's work to figure out security ... on what would be possible” for peacekeeping in Ukraine, Alexander Stubb, Finland’s president said in the margins of the conference.

Stubb said that Ukraine's EU and NATO membership, as well as Europe's security, should be treated as non-negotiable. Asked about Finland's potential role in any peacekeeping operation in Ukraine ...