Helsinki, Sept. 22 -- Finland's President Alexander Stubb has urged that India should play a role in addressing the Russia-Ukraine conflict as "India has a geopolitical stake."

"I've been speaking to PM Modi recently about the situation in Ukraine. India has a geopolitical stake here. So we need to get them involved," Stubb said at the Helsinki Security Forum 2025.

Highlighting the steps needed to move toward peace, the Finnish president said, "First, we need a ceasefire; only then can we begin peace negotiations. We also need a formal date for bilateral meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin and only after that Zelenskyy can reach out to Putin by phone to discuss on what the agenda could possibly."

He added that pressure on Moscow must c...