The Ambassador of Ukraine to Finland Ольга Діброва speaking to the media during her visit to Turku on February 16, 2023:
The Ambassador of Ukraine to Finland Ольга Діброва speaking to the media during her visit to Turku on February 16, 2023:
17 February 2023 18:00
We are grateful to Finland’s leaders for the steadfast position of "supporting Ukraine, as long as necessary." We will do everything possible and impossible so that this support is needed for as little time as possible, and the war ends as soon as possible with the victory of Ukraine.
Today, Finland's defense assistance to Ukraine is crucially important, we expect its continuation and increase.
It is absolutely necessary for Ukraine to get tanks, long-range missiles and aviation. russia has increased the number of its troops and seeks to change the course of the war in its favor, but will not succeed. Ukraine will defend each of its towns and villages.
Ukraine needs support to liberate all temporarily occupied territories. Finland's defense assistance is of real importance to Ukraine. Since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, Finland has given us 12 defense aid packages. Further one is ongoing.
Ukraine will fight until complete victory and complete restoration of its territorial integrity within internationally recognized borders.
russia does not show the slightest desire to achieve peace.
Ukrainians strive for peace, because they feel the burden of war more than anyone after the russian invasion, which has been ongoing since 2014. We need sustainable and fair peace, long-term security guarantees, restoration of the borders of 1991 and withdrawal of all russian troops from Ukrainian territory.
In order to ensure sustainable peace in the world, we are discussing with Finland the #PeaceFormula initiated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi.