The heads of Nordic government's government agreed to Russia's recent attacks on civilians in Ukraine.
“Putin talks about peace during the day, and he uses terror at night” – said Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere.
The premiere of Denmark Mette Frederiksen said that the leader of Russia is not seriously approaching peace negotiations, and support for Ukraine must be continued. Speaking of the need to strengthen the defense of the region, she emphasized that Nordic countries “have potential” to engage in many different forms of cooperation.
The Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson admitted that his country is currently considering increasing the defense budget to 3.5 percent. GDP. According to him, it is necessary “closer cooperation with countries with similar views, such as Germany and Poland“, and the Nordic countries, which in many areas are admired, among others, due to investments in the development of artificial intelligence, it is easy to” attract partners “.
“We are not afraid. We are strong, resistant and prepared” – said ORPO, emphasizing the importance of closer cooperation not only within NATO, but also in the region.
The Prime Minister of Finland was the host of the meeting of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Finland, along with the autonomous region of the Alandic Islands, chaired in 2025. This format of cooperation at government level. The slogan of this year's Finnish presidency – “Scandinavia united and strong” – it fits into a long -term vision of the development of the Scandinavian region, according to which, by the end of 2030, it is to become the most balanced and integrated area of the world. For the first time, as part of the presidency, the heads of dependent territories, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands, were invited to the council meeting.
The premiere of Denmark thanked the other Nordic countries for the support that its country received in connection with the statements of the US President Donald Trump about the annexation of Greenland, the Danish dependent territory.
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“The most important thing is to respect international law and official state borders now” – said the head of the autonomous government of the island of Jens -Frederik Nielsen. As he emphasized, it is important that other countries”strengthened this message“.
