“It's not a trifle to send Finnish soldiers to combat missions,” said Prime Minister Orpo in an interview with Radio Yle. – Due to the special position of Finland, as a country adjacent to Russia, the decision on a specific role of the country in building a security guarantee for Ukraine must first be discussed in parliament – said the prime minister.
He also reminded that Finland has been politically and militarily involved in political and militarily involved in the beginning of Ukraine's defense war through systematic delivery of defense and training assistance for the Ukrainian army. In addition, since February this year he co -creates the so -called Coalition of volunteers, i.e. countries supporting Ukraine, under the leadership of Great Britain and France.
“We do not accept Russian troops in Ukraine”
The head of the Finnish government emphasized that the general framework of security guarantee for Ukraine mainly concern the strengthening of the existing abilities of this country.
– Russia claims that it does not accept Western troops in Ukraine. In response, we can say that we do not accept Russian troops in Ukraine – said ORPO, referring to Moscow's demands. According to Orpo, if Russia does not get involved in the peace process, US involvement in Ukraine's security will also be strengthened.
In turn, according to the Minister of Defense Antti Hakkanen, “Western allies understand that Finland has over 1300 km of a common border with Russia and priority is its protection as to a millimeter.” This will be included in determining the warranty, and various options are currently analyzed – summed up the head of the Finnish Ministry of Defense. The current line of the authorities assumed that the main task of the Finnish army was to defend its own territory.
