President Alexander Stubb met media during his home visit to Rauma.
12: 51 • Updated 13:34
Republic Alexander Stubb saysthat Russia’s sanctions should not be dismantled.
– No, Stubb answers the question of dismantling sanctions.
Yesterday, Russia and Ukraine are suitable for the Black Sea. Negotiations took place under the US leadership in Saudi Arabia. However, after the negotiations, Russia made a partial dismantling of sanctions. Russia would like to dismantle sanctions for food and fertilizers.
“We are again in a situation where contracts with Russia can rarely be trusted,” says Stubb.
Russia’s negotiation tactics include first agreed and then brought to the table. Stubb recalls that Ukraine would have consolidated the ceasefire.
Stubb says he hopes the United States sees the Russian game.
– We are not demolishing sanctions, but on the contrary we need to add.
In this way, Russia will end at some point in starting a ceasefire and peace talks, Stubb estimates.
Finland will leave the door open for sending troops to Ukraine later
Tomorrow Thursday, Stubb will represent Finland in Paris, at the meeting of the so -called coalition.
The group is intended to strengthen the position of Ukraine and are led by France and the United Kingdom. Finland has not yet told how it intends to participate in the protection of Ukraine during the ceasefire and possible peace talks.
The Finnish line has been that Finland will not send the Army forces to Ukraine. Earlier, however, Stubb said, according to STT, that the troops would not be sent to control the ceasefire, after that the situation is open.
“But the door must be left open to send the troops later as part of the peace process and the international mandate operation,” Stubb said today during his Satakunta visit, Stubb said.
The relationship with the United States is changing
Stubb was also asked about a relationship with the United States. Stubb says that realities should be recognized: the direction of transatlantic relationships has changed.
– According to all realism, the ally relationship is changing and is living.
However, the Finnish line is to do things for the United States and consider it important to a partner, for example, in the production of icebreakers or in defense technology.
Stubb has been careful not to publicly criticize the United States. He says he is important that he will not talk about things that hopefully will not happen. Finland, for example, hopes the United States will remain in NATO.
Stubb visited the Rauma Shipyard to see the production of Finnish naval corvets and, for example, on the Karin campus, where the president was offered chicken paste during school meals.
Later, the President will participate in the opening of the Green hydrogen production plant of Harjavalta P2X Solutions Oy.