Finnish president boosts ties with Trump in surprise Florida visit

Anne Kauranen - Reuters - 29/03
Finnish President Alexander Stubb made a surprise trip on Saturday to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at his estate in Florida, where the two leaders discussed strengthening their countries' bilateral partnership and played a round of golf.
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, March 29 (Reuters) - Finnish President Alexander Stubb made a surprise trip on Saturday to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at his estate in Florida, where the two leaders discussed strengthening their countries' bilateral partnership and played a round of golf.
"President Stubb and I look forward to strengthening the partnership between the United States and Finland, and that includes the purchase and development of a large number of badly needed Icebreakers for the U.S., delivering Peace and International Security for our Countries, and the World," Trump said in a post his on Truth Social social media site.

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The two presidents met for breakfast, played golf and had lunch together. They also discussed foreign policy issues, including Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with Stubb in Helsinki last week.
The Finnish president's office said in a statement that Stubb's unannounced visit to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, was informal.
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