Evening Edition: Finland's Leader Meets With Trump, Praises His Efforts

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb made a surprise trip on this weekend to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President Trump. The two leaders played golf, ate lunch and spoke about the current situation regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Finnish leader said President Trump has grown impatient with Russian President Putin and he has done a lot to promote European security and defense. FOX's Alex Hogan speaks to Finnish President Alexander Stubb who says he and President Trump discussed strengthening the relationship between their countries and his efforts toward a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Shannon Bream.
0:00.9	I'm Todd Pyrro.
0:01.9	I'm Kennedy, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:07.9	Monday, March 31st, 2025.
0:10.6	I'm Alex Hogan.
0:11.7	President Donald Trump wants European leaders to ramp up their defense spending.
0:15.9	One European leader tells Fox why he thinks the idea is spot on.
0:19.6	President Trump will have done more in three months to promote European independence and
0:26.2	secured in defense than as we've seen in the previous 30 years.
0:30.8	This is the Fox News Rundown evening edition.
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1:07.8	President Donald Trump is calling on Europe to invest more in defense spending. Not all European
1:12.9	leaders disagree. Among them is Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Finland shares Europe's longest
1:18.8	border with Russia. It's more than 800 miles long. When Russia launched its full invasion of Ukraine,
1:24.4	the previously neutral nation decided it was time to join NATO's
1:28.2	military alliance. This weekend, President Stubb traveled to Florida for a meeting and
1:32.9	golf outing with President Trump. Today, he's meeting with British Prime Minister Kirstarmer.
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