Finland rejected the idea of ”Finlandization” of Ukraine – UNIAN
The head of the country's Foreign Ministry emphasized that Ukraine was neutral when Russia carried out a full-scale invasion of its territory.
Finland rejects the idea of “Finlandization” for Ukraine. Forcing Ukraine to a neutral status will not be the path to a stable peace with Russia, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said in an interview with Reuters.
Finland, which had been under the control of the Russian Empire for over a hundred years, gained independence in 1917. It survived the Soviet invasion in 1939 and then maintained an alliance with Nazi Germany in an attempt to regain lost territory. After the war, Finland was forced to maintain cautious relations with the USSR, balancing between independence and concessions. This policy was later called…
