The president of Finland, Alexander Stubbhe urged Sunday to strengthen the military capabilities of Ukraine and maintain maximum pressure on Russia before starting any peace negotiation. During his participation in the Munich Security Conference, Stubb presented a Detailed plan in three phases For a possible peace process.
“We need rear to Ukraine and put maximum pressure on Russia, which means frozen sanctions and assetsfor Ukraine to begin these negotiations from a position of strength, “he said, underlining the need not to repeat historical errors.
Based on Finland’s experience during World War II, Stubb recalled that His country managed to maintain independence after a Soviet invasion, but “He lost sovereignty to decide what organizations we wanted to be and then We lost 10% of our territory. “
The Finnish leader firmly rejected the idea that Russia can establish spheres of influence in Europe, qualifying it as a “Russian fantasy of a new indivisible security order”. He emphasized that independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine are fundamental issues in the conflict.
Three steps towards peace
In this sense, Stubb delineated a Possible peace process in three phases: a stage of PRENEGOCIATIONfollowed by aLto fire with international supervisionand finally the Opening of negotiations of peace.
He insisted that a high fire should not be confused with a peace process and suggested that organisms such as OSCE or UN could play a key role In supervision. “It is simply a regular international supervision And after that, during the cessation of the fire itself, the agenda and the modalities of the real peace negotiations are beginning to analyze and this could take time, “he developed.
Finally, the Finnish president said that the final phase of negotiations could be extended over time and established Two non -negotiable points: he Right of Ukraine to request their adhesion to the EU and NATO. “The EU process is underway, Ukraine will become European, not Russian, and this is already a great loss for Putin,” he said, emphasizing that The possible union of the country to NATO should be “a decision of the Ukrainians”.
