According to Orpo, Finland will participate in President Macron to convene a soldier’s event to discuss Ukraine security guarantees.
BRUSSELS At the EU summit, Ukraine was not promised completely new support, but the country will receive more funds from Ukraine’s support equipment. Founded last year, the fund is EUR 50 billion.
Prime minister Petteri Orpo (co.)
Ukraine supports can also invest in the fund outside the EU countries.
It was known in advance that the meeting would not be able to decide on new subsidies for Ukraine because they required the unanimous sense of the countries. Hungary has persistently opposed supporting Ukraine.
Actions related to supporting Ukraine are increasingly being carried out in the so -called coalition. There are about 20 countries from and outside the EU.
For example, subsidies can be coordinated and moved quickly compared to the EU, where decisions often come across a consensus requirement.
According to Orpo, Finland is part of the coalition of the willingness.
In the group, many are interested in providing security guarantees to Ukraine. According to Orpo, this is not expected from the Russian border.
– The role of our soldiers is to defend Finland. There is also a big risk if the soldiers of Russia were in a situation where a conflict could occur.
However, according to Orpo, Finland may have something to offer if a peacekeeping operation is created.
Commanders are considering peacekeeping in Paris
According to Orpo, the best way of peacekeeping is now to support Ukraine troops.
– Ukraine currently has the strongest army in Europe. Supporting and equipping it is the best way.
According to Orpo, the problem of three years of war has been that the EU has not been able to support Ukraine enough to prevent the Russian attack.
French president Emmanuel Macron has invited the armed forces in Paris to reflect on Ukrainian security guarantees and peacekeeping.
According to Orpo, Finland attends the meeting and is carefully preparing for it.
– Macron’s idea is that the soldiers are sitting down and based on their own professionalism, they are thinking about peacekeeping.
Targeted independent EU defense
EU Commission Chairman Ursula von der Leyenin The proposals on the financing of increasing defense expenditure received support for EU leaders. The EU decides on measures to trigger EUR 800 billion in defense.
New is a financial instrument of EUR 150 billion, where the Commission takes off a loan against the EU budget. Member States apply for a loan from the Commission for defense investments.
EU debt rules are flexible to the extent that the country is in debt due to defense investments. Debt would not take the land from the so -called economic observation class.
In addition, the countries may use the remaining regional development subsidies for defense expenditure.
According to Orpo, Von der Leyen’s performances are a good start. However, the Commission is coming to defense in a couple of weeks, and Orpo expects even greater investments.
– Within 5 to 10 years, the EU must be able to manage its own defense independently.
Orpo uses the NATO European pillar.
– We do not now have time to go to the European elevator, but now we take a crisis mode where solutions have been done quickly in the past.
You need to start strengthening the defense industry, defense leadership and acquisition of capabilities.
He emphasizes that defense solutions are so expensive that the national funds of the states are not enough, but that EU money and joint procurement are needed.
Orpo says that Germany’s decision to set up a fund of EUR 500 billion in defense and the infrastructure demanded by it is a shaking change.
However, according to Orpo, the primary goal is to keep the United States securing Europe.