According to Stubb, who is in the Dutch city of The Hague for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, we are witnessing a change in the world order, which is very reminiscent of the post-World War I and World War II moment, after the Cold War.

The Finnish president proposed to his NATO colleagues to understand the new situation, to understand that the era of Western domination has passed.

A country like Finland needs close allies and it is necessary to work to strengthen our defense and security, he added.

According to Stubb, increasing defense spending to five percent of GDP would raise the alliance countries’ military spending to Cold War levels, without specifying whether this would be positive or negative.

The summit of the Atlantic Alliance ends today in the Dutch city, where the budget of the member countries to finance the organization is being discussed, among other issues.

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