Finnish Foreign Minister calls for using frozen russian assets for armaments for Ukraine

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said that russia's frozen funds should be used for armaments for Ukraine.

In her opinion, the European Union and the United States could work together to realize this idea.

"These funds could be used for weapons, for the supply of defense equipment and, in the long run, for the restoration of Ukraine," said Valtonen.

At the same time, she reminded that this is a rather complicated legal issue.

"One of the main values in the West is the inviolability of private property. However, not all citizens will understand why we cannot simply take and appropriate the funds of a neighboring state that is waging a brutal aggressive war without complying with any international norms. But we still have to adhere to our principles," the minister said.

Source: Yle