Stubb joins Ukraine summit after Orpo rules out deployment of Finnish troops, yle.fi

[…] In Europe, Britain and France in particular have sought to increase their role in the negotiations on Ukraine. France and Britain have also announced that they are prepared to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) said this week that Finland will not deploy troops to Ukraine.

”We are ready to help in any way that suits us, but we will not send soldiers to Ukraine,” Orpo told Parliament on Wednesday.

”As a border country, we cannot let them leave here, and on the other hand, it is risky if Finnish soldiers are at risk of conflict with soldiers from a neighbouring country,” he explained. Läs artikel