The head of the Finnish government commented on the peace plan for Ukraine negotiated between the US and Russia. In the so-called In a parallel act supplementing the draft plan revealed by the American media, Finland was mentioned separately as one of five European countries (along with France, Great Britain, Germany and Poland) providing Ukraine with specific security guarantees, along the lines of Art. 5. NATO.
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According to this document, these five Alliance countries “confirm that Ukraine's security is an important element of European stability.” These countries, working with the US, are to respond to any violations of the agreement, ensuring uniform and credible deterrence, it was emphasized. According to commentators, Finland is among the European countries that are currently perceived as the strongest militarily and at the same time cooperate with the Americans.
The Prime Minister of Sweden on guarantees for Ukraine. “It gets confusing”
— Security guarantees are a very serious matter, said the head of the Finnish government, who, together with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, took part in the traditional Finnish-Swedish symposium in Espoo on Tuesday. The head of the Finnish government emphasized that Finland is involved in designing the security system that Western countries supporting Ukraine are working on. In this context, the Finnish authorities drew attention, among others, to: for financial and training assistance for the Ukrainian army.
According to the Swedish Prime Minister, talking about “security guarantees can be misleading” because the “most important guarantor” should be a strong Ukrainian army, which European countries can finance, train and equip. Security guarantees – Orpo reminded – in practice come from large countries.
