Finnish Foreign Minister: Western countries are tired of helping Ukraine

According to Isna, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Elina Waltonen, said in an interview with the Financial Times newspaper: “Western countries are tired of helping Ukraine, and their tiredness is serious and huge.”

Stating that some resources and attention have been transferred from the war in Ukraine to the conflicts in West Asia, the Finnish foreign minister added without giving further details: “These two conflicts are of course connected.”

This is not the first time that a Western official has acknowledged the “fatigue” caused by the war in Ukraine and sending financial and military aid to this war-torn European country.

“I think everyone around the world is tired of this war and they want this to be resolved,” said Mike Johnson, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, recently saying that he no longer wants to give more aid to Ukraine.

Valtonen continued: “It is important for us Europeans to understand that if Russia wins the war in Ukraine, our deterrence credibility will basically end.”

Ukraine will enter the third year of war in February 2025, and the country’s situation is now more difficult than before. The Ukrainian army is losing its forces in the east, and despite the unexpected attacks on Russia’s “Kursk” and also the many weapons it receives from the west, it is unable to maintain its positions, and the Russian forces continue to advance in the Donbas, although with few achievements. Eastern Ukraine) continue.

Citing images of the battlefield released by independent groups that use satellite images, the New York Times wrote in a report: “In recent days, Russian forces have intensified efforts to push Ukrainian forces out of the Kursk region, launching several operations They have done with armored vehicles.”

At the end of this interview, Finland’s senior diplomat stated: “Ukraine is supported, but how much is enough?” That is the question. “Many countries have been thinking about this question since the beginning of conflicts in the Middle East, and it would be good if we could find an answer to this question and a solution to the war.”

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