According to her, a full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation would not have happened if the West took the Kremlin’s seizure of the peninsula more seriously.
“We gave [президенту России Владимиру] Putin has all the cards in his hands so that he can conquer the peninsula very quickly. Now we must use this experience and no longer be so naive. I agree with those who want to preserve this beautiful world and not spend money on building up weapons, but unfortunately, this is not realistic now,” Marin said.
The Finnish Prime Minister is sure that in order to save world order, EU countries must invest in defense capabilities in order to also have leverage in their hands. And so that authoritarian states, and the Russian Federation among them, could not use force and achieve their goals, she added.
