Finland's president says EU should expand to 40 states — including Canada

Key points

• President of Finland Alexander Stubb is seen during a joint press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda (not in view) at the Presidential Palace.
• HELSINKI, Finland — Finnish President Alexander Stubb has outlined his vision for a much larger European Union, saying the 27-nation bloc needs to "think big" and seize the moment to project power on the global stage.
• Speaking at an energy conference in the Finnish capital on Wednesday, Stubb said the EU should push to increase its membership to 40 states and named the U.K., Canada, Turkey, Norway and Iceland as potential candidates to join.
• His comments come as the Trump administration's actions, alongside Russia's war with Ukraine, prompt some countries to reconsider the benefits of EU membership.
• Stubb told the Eurelectric Power Summit that "the window of opportunity" for EU enlargement "is quite short because when the war in Ukraine ends and perhaps when the U.S....