Russia's success in war would lead to global instability - Finland’s Stubb

President Alexander Stubb of Finland says Ukraine is a priority of Finland's foreign and security policy.

He said this in his speech at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission in Helsinki, Ukrinform reports with reference to Yle.

Stubb recalled that the war unleashed by Russia had been going on for a long time, but support for Ukraine should not waver.

"It is in accordance with both our values and interests that Ukraine wins this war and reaches a just and lasting peace it is aiming for," said the president.

According to Stubb, “if Russia feels that it has succeeded, Europe will be at risk of a long era of instability”.

"And not only Europe - the repercussions will be global," the president added.

The Finnish leader noted that relations between Finland and Russia have changed, but in the future the nations will have to find a way to live with their neighbor.

"We do not define our foreign and security policy solely through Russia. There is no going back. (…) I hope that, sometime in the future, Russia could live with itself without constituting a threat to its neighbors," said Stubb.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Stubb said his country had already allocated almost EUR 3 billion to support Ukraine.

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