Now is not time to call Putin, Finnish foreign minister says
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Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:03:40 +0300
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen believes that it is not yet the right time for European leaders to call Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin.
Source Valtonen in an interview with Finnish public service media company Yle, as reported by European Pravda Details Valtonen noted that the talks should be postponed for as long as Russia continues its aggressive military actions in Ukraine.
Its obvious that the United States is negotiating with Russia, and at some point, Europe will also enter into the dialogue.
But whats more important is not when and who will talk but what we want to achieve through this conversation.
Yesterdays news about a ballistic missile hitting a civilian target, which resulted in the deaths of children, indicates that the conversation should be postponed, Valtonen said.
She also added that Finland does not consider Russia an enemy but opposes its actions and violations of international law.
We hope for good neighbourly relations, but this time hasnt come yet.
It all depends on when Russia begins to demonstrate a desire to rejoin the international treaty system, Valtonen said.
The Finnish foreign minister pointed out that it would be too early to talk about normalising relations until this happens.
We need to discuss this issue with our European partners, but, as I said, now is not the time for normalisation.
Instead, we need to continue our strategy support Ukraine, weaken Russia with sanctions and strengthen our own defence, Valtonen concluded.
Background Earlier, Valtonen stated that Washingtons shift towards Russia is unlikely to end the war in Ukraine and that US President Donald Trump will likely eventually come to realise this.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the Trump administration expects Russia to be ready to end the war.
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