Press releases, 24.2.2024

National Statement on the Second Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Finland stands with Ukraine now and in the future, says Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen in Finland’s national statement on the second anniversary on 24 February 2024 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Read the national statement

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in Swedish
in English (also in Ukrainian)

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