Finnish President is concerned that Putin will fight until the bitter end, with no chance of victory

Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö believes the best scenario for the end of this war is the one that is fair to Ukrainians and does not provoke Russia’s desire for revenge.

Source: Sauli Niinistö in an interview to the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, reported by European Pravda, citing Iltalehti.

Details: Niinistö has described the current situation between Russia and Ukraine as a very gloomy one, stating that it is worse than he could have imagined a year ago.

Quote: "This is not only the war between soldiers. This is the war against Ukrainian society, infrastructure and people."

"We have a full-scale war now, and possibly the worst thing is that we cannot see the end of it."

More details: Niinistö has said that a sham referendum that Russia orchestrated in September 2022 is disturbing. After it, the Russian President stated that occupied territories "are in Russia forever".

"I have understood that he bet on the war. He is playing poker, and he went all-in," Niinistö said.

The Finnish President has added that he is still worried that Putin will go to the bitter end with no chance of victory.

In the interview, Niinistö highly evaluated the determination of Ukrainians and compared Putin’s actions in Ukraine with the start of Stalin’s winter war in Finland. 

"These authoritarian leaders hardly understand that people in free democratic countries have their own principles and strong will," he pointed out.

Niinistö has concluded that the best possible end to the war is one that seems fair to Ukrainians but does not leave a desire for revenge in Russia.

Background: It was reported earlier that Finland could donate some German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine if a wider group of European nations also decided to do so.

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