Zelensky and Niinisto talked about regional security, the issues that directly affect the security of Ukraine and Finland, and bilateral defense cooperation, said a statement on the Ukrainian presidential website.<\/p>\n
Zelensky thanked Finland for providing 12 defense assistance packages for Ukraine and helping in restoring Ukraine’s energy sector after the Russian strikes.<\/p>\n
The Ukrainian president informed his Finnish counterpart about the current situation at the frontline of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n
“We also discussed Finland’s participation in the coalition of countries aimed to provide Ukraine with modern Western tanks,” Zelensky said.<\/p>\n
For his part, Niinisto informed that Finland has provided assistance worth almost 600 million euros (about 653 million U.S. dollars) for Ukraine and has sheltered about 50,000 Ukrainian citizens.<\/p>\n
During their talks, the parties also touched upon the issues of Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration and exchanged their views on the Ukrainian Peace Formula proposed by Zelensky in November 2022.<\/p>\n
Niinisto arrived in Ukraine earlier in the day for his first visit since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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