A peace agreement in Ukraine is unlikely to be reached before spring, and European allies must continue to support Kiev despite the corruption scandal, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an interview with the Associated Press.
“A peace agreement in Ukraine is unlikely to be reached before spring. European allies need to continue their support despite the corruption scandal that has engulfed Kiev,” he said.
Stubb is using his good relations with US President Donald Trump to defend Ukraine’s position: “I can explain to President Trump what Finland has gone through, how I see the situation on the battlefield, or how to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. And then, you know, if he accepts one of my ten ideas, that’s good,” he said.
He also recalled Finland’s historical experience: in the 1940s, after two wars with Russia, the country lost about 10% of its territory and remained militarily neutral. Finland’s neutral position was only revised after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, when the country joined NATO.
