Finland reiterates firm support for Ukraine

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Foreign Ministers Elina Valtonen and leader of the main opposition Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic Party of Finland-SDP) Antti Lindtman reiterated Finland´s unwavering support for Ukraine.

The Finnish leaders renewed their strong position following the unexpected ending of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after heated talks in While House on Friday.

“Finland and the Finnish people stand firmly with Ukraine. We will continue our unwavering support and work towards a just and lasting peace,” Orpo wrote in a post on his social media platform X late Friday night.

Valtonen and Lindtman in separate posts on their social media platform X also expressed Finland´s support for the people of Ukraine.

“Finland stands with the people and the people’s right to choose. In Ukraine, people have chosen freedom. We stand by Ukraine,” the Foreign Minister wrote on her X late Friday night.

“We stand with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. The only acceptable outcome is a lasting and just peace that ensures Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty,” Lindtman wrote in his post.

On Friday a scheduled press conference at the White House where Trump and Zelensky planned to sign the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal was cancelled, following a tense shouting match between the two inside the Oval Office earlier in the day.