Finland, Norway to join development of peace plan for Ukraine – Stubb

This was announced by Finnish President Alexander Stubb, commenting on the meeting of partner state leaders regarding support for Ukraine in London, as reported by Ukrinform with reference to Yle.

“At this stage, Ukraine, Britain and France will take responsibility for drawing up the peace plan,” said Stubb and informed that Finland, along with Norway, is involved in supporting the preparation of the peace plan.

The Finnish leader added that details will be discussed with Ukraine in the coming days.

According to him, the summit participants agreed on three key points:

• the end of the war;
• ongoing military, political, and economic support for Ukraine;
• the need for a plan to achieve peace.

Stubb also mentioned that no commitments were made at the summit regarding the deployment of European troops to Ukraine.

“Britain and France are committed to some kind of troop presence in Ukraine. But those countries that share a border with Russia and are responsible for defending NATO on that border, it is understood that their contributions will be different,” said the Finnish president.

He also reported that the summit participants in London agreed on making progress on the issue of using Russia's frozen assets. Additionally, the meeting discussed the role of countries outside the EU.

"We emphasized from many quarters that the negotiations and preparations must include not only the EU, but also Britain, Norway and Turkey, all of whom were also present at this meeting," noted Stubb.

As previously reported, on March 2, a meeting of leaders of partner states in support of Ukraine took place in London, with representatives from Germany, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Canada, Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Romania attending. Also present were the foreign minister of Turkey, the NATO Secretary General, and the Presidents of the European Commission and the European Council. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also attended the meeting.

At the conclusion of the summit, the leaders of the countries emphasized that the foundation of a potential ceasefire should be strong security guarantees.

Photo: Petteri Sopanen / Yle