Security Guarantees for Ukraine require readiness for war with the Russian Federation - President of Finland

He said this in an interview with the Guardian newspaper in Helsinki before traveling to New York at the UN General Assembly. According to him, the guarantees will come into force only after the future agreement between Ukraine and Russia, but emphasized that the Russian Federation will not have the right to veto their format. "Russia has absolutely no right to vote in the sovereign decisions of an independent state . . . Therefore, it is not a question for me whether Russia will agree or not.

Of course, it will not agree, but the essence is not in that," he said. When asked whether these guarantees mean that European countries are ready for military interaction with Russia in the event of future aggression against Ukraine, Stabb replied: "This is the essence of security guarantees by definition. " At the same time, the Finnish leader believes that any guarantees will be meaningless, if not supported by real force.

"Security guarantees are essentially a restraining factor, and this restraint factor must be convincing, and in order for it to be convincing, it must be strong. And it also involves strategic communication, so we are not just scattered with safety guarantees, but we give real security guarantees, and Russia knows it. " Finland President is one of the key negotiators by Europe with US President Donald Trump. He even played with the head of the White House in Golf, the more attracted it.

Stubb has repeatedly said that the US president "begins to lose patience about Russian President Vladimir Putin", although it has not yet led to any visible shifts in the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Despite this, he is in no hurry to consider the United States an unreliable ally. Stubb is convinced that Finland has no choice but to try hard to maintain friendly relations with the Trump administration. "Foreign policy is always based on three pillars: values, interests and power.

Small states have only values ​​and interests . . . But we may have influence instead of power. Interaction is better than a distinction that would not happen," he explained his position. We will remind, in early September French President Emmanuel Macron stated that political and military guarantees of security for Ukraine supported 35 leaders of the state participants of the "Coalition".