Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö said Finland was unlikely to be involved in an alleged drone attack on a Russian natural gas terminal in the Gulf of Finland.
president of finland Sauli Niinistö Speaking live on Air Radio, the prime minister said Ukraine’s alleged drone attack on a Russian natural gas terminal was not a threat to Finland.
“I don’t see this as a serious threat to Finland. This shows a change in the way we wage war. Russia will attack Ukraine in the same way it attacked Ukraine,” Niinistö said.
According to reports in Russian media, two drones were spotted near the Novotec natural gas terminal in the Gulf of Finland, after which an alarm was sounded during the night and a fire broke out inside the facility.
The gas terminal is located just over 100 kilometers from the Russian city of St. Petersburg, close to the Estonian border.
In response to the impending drone attack on Finland, Niinistö said: “Nobody is flying drones here. I don’t think Finland will be involved.” The facility is located approximately 100 kilometers from the city of Kotka in southeastern Finland.
The Finnish Environmental Research Institute (SIK) pointed out that the fire at the Russian natural gas terminal is not a major threat to Finland.
According to the Environment Agency, the gas inside the terminal is methane.
Niinistö: There is no war fatigue in Europe.
Niinistö also said there was no signs of war fatigue toward Ukraine in Europe.
“The question is, do we have enough supplies? Can we produce war materials? The important thing is, do we have something to support? Europe has to put itself into production.” Niinistö said.
According to Niinistö, we should move from declaration to action, for example in the production of ammunition. Niinistö pointed out that Finland is a good example for other European countries.
Regarding the development of US aid to Ukraine, Niinistö added that the former US president’s rhetoric: donald trumpHis speeches in his first term were different from his actions. Niinistö pointed out that NATO was strengthened at the time, contrary to President Trump’s threats.
To that extent, Mr. Niinistö did not predict whether Mr. Trump’s likely victory in the November election would mean bad things for support for Ukraine.
According to Niinistö, all wars sooner or later end in peace. He said he hoped for a just and swift peace in Ukraine.
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