Washington, Oct 9, 2025 (AFP) - Trump announces project for building 11 icebreakers with Finland

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2025-10-09

The United States is purchasing 11 icebreakers from Finland, with construction to occur in both countries, President Donald Trump announced Thursday at the White House alongside Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb. "What you're doing is you're going to be teaching us about the icebreaker business," Trump told Stubb in the Oval Office, saying that four of the ships will be built in Finland and seven in the United States. des/bjt ...

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