5 minutes agoThe Finnish prime minister makes it clear: Europe Not Strong Without the United States
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Finland's prime minister, Sanna Marin, has called for Europe to build its defence skills in the course of war in Ukraine, saying that without US help it is not stable enough. We need to make sure that we are stronger”, Marin said in Sydney on Friday. “And I will be [...]
We need to make sure that we are stronger”, Marin said in Sydney on Friday. And I'll be brutally honest with you, Europe isn't strong enough. We'd be in trouble without the United States. ”
Marin insisted that Ukraine should be given whatever it takes to win the war, adding that the United States has been essential in supplying Kiev with weapons, finance and humanitarian assistance needed to cloud Russia's progress.
“We need to make sure that we are also building those skills when it comes to European protection, the European defence industry, and making sure that we can face different types of situations”, she said.
Marin said that when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th, the priority of most Finnishs changed overnight to security.
Until Russia invaded Ukraine, Finland's priorities were to have bilateral working relations with Russia and to be a close partner with NATO members, but not a member. That was the best way to secure our nation”, she said.
