Finland Finnish Foreign Minister: No peace with Putin in sight
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen sees no chance of a quick end to the war in the country attacked by Russia, despite US efforts to bring peace to Ukraine.
14.02.2025, 06:25
SDA
"I have little confidence that (Kremlin leader Vladimir) Putin would stick to an American peace plan," she told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND). "After everything the Russians have done in the last 15 years, the way they are still attacking Ukraine today and waging a perfidious hybrid war against Europe, peace with Russia is a long way off."
Valtonen continued: "As long as Moscow continues to focus on the war economy and pursue political goals that go far beyond Ukraine, we cannot limit negotiations to Ukraine and cannot trust the Russians." Russia in its current form is a threat, not only to Ukraine and the whole of Europe, but to the entire transatlantic alliance. "Every peace plan is currently failing because of Russian President Vladimir Putin. With his words and actions, he makes it clear every day that he does not want peace."
The Finnish Foreign Minister called for the Europeans to sit at the table during negotiations. "On this important issue, it is even more urgent than ever to speak plainly with our partners in the USA. (US President Donald) Trump and his team must understand that the negotiations with Russia are not just about Ukraine, but about the security architecture of Europe as a whole."
