Prime Minister Orpo: Russia does not pose a threat to Finland

2024-01-19T15:05:46.355Z

Highlights: Prime Minister Orpo: Russia does not pose a threat to Finland. European countries and NATO need to prepare for any scenario, he said. Earlier, ex-adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Colonel Douglas McGregor, expressed the opinion that the United States is using Finland to provoke a conflict with Russia. The Finns are “sleeping peacefully at night because we are well prepared,” RIA Novosti quotes Orpo as saying. The Finnish PM was speaking at a press conference in Stockholm following a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

At the moment, Russia does not pose a threat to Finland, the Finns are “sleeping peacefully,” said Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.