Finland says dangerous path of relations with Russia

Finland has chosen a dangerous path for developing relations with Russia, deciding to send a new aid package to Ukraine in the amount of €43 million. This was announced on February 5 by Armando Mema, a member of the Finnish Freedom Alliance party.

"[Finnish President Alexander] Stubb provides money [to Ukraine] contrary to Finland's interests, and this step will further worsen relations with Russia. <...> Since joining NATO, Finland's position towards Russia has become increasingly aggressive in both rhetoric and actions. <...> Finland is moving down a dangerous path," he wrote on the social network X.

Mema added that for all time Finland has sent assistance to Ukraine in the amount of € 3.2 billion. In his opinion, this money could be used to invest in the creation of new jobs.

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They do not plan to demolish it even after the settlement in Ukraine, although the republic is experiencing a crisis due to the severance of ties with Moscow.

On February 2, former Finnish Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi announced that Finland would have to restore relations with Russia after the end of the Ukrainian conflict. She also believes that Finland needs good relations with Russia much more than other EU countries.

However, on February 3, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen categorically rejected calls from France, Italy and other countries to start negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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