According to the newspaper, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo described the expansion of the European Union as a political necessity. helsingin sanomat.
“It is very important for Finland to continue supporting Ukraine during the next European Commission (second half of 2024), making the EU a stronger geopolitical player and improving the functioning of the internal market,” Orpo said.
The Finnish Prime Minister sees EU enlargement as a political necessity and an inevitable step. According to Orpo, the alternative to joining the European Union for new members would be “entering the sphere of influence of Russia or China”.
Orpo also notes that EU expansion will inevitably be followed by NATO expansion and US involvement in discussions on European security.
It was previously known that Finland. plans Send a new military aid package to Ukraine.
Previously at the European Commission in the name The amount of Russian sovereign assets frozen in the European Union.