[…] Earlier in the day Häkkänen ( Finnish Defence Minister) said that due to Finland being located directly on the Russian border, it would not be the first country to send troops on an eventual peacekeeping mission in Ukraine.
”Due to our geographical location [and being] a frontline country, we have to be very careful in terms of troops and participation. We support credible [peacekeeping] arrangements, but we would not be the first to participate,” Häkkänen said.
The minister made the comments at the opening of the National Defence Course in Helsinki on Monday.
European Nato countries have already initiated plans to send troops to Ukraine in order to secure an eventual ceasefire. For example, the UK has already announced it is prepared to send troops to Ukraine and combat aircraft to its airspace. Läs artikel