President of Finland Alexander Stubb said Sunday that negotiators are closer than at any point during the war to securing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, crediting U.S. diplomacy and pressure from sanctions on Russian oil as talks enter what he described as their most difficult final stage. "One was that Europe, Ukraine and the United States were united in our resolve to get a just and lasting peace... and the second one was the idea of security guarantees for Ukraine. The Finnish president said he spoke with Trump several weeks ago and has recently been working closely with Witkoff and Kushner as talks have intensified, adding that "the balance of carrot and stick in the negotiations is working."
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