The attention has been diverted from the conflict in Europe to the war in the Middle East, Finland’s top diplomat has said
Western countries are increasingly feeling tired in terms of supporting Ukraine and are hoping for a sooner resolution of the conflict, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen has said.
The diplomat made her comments during an interview with the Financial Times published on Tuesday. When asked by FT’s Henry Foy about “Western fatigue” with regards to supporting Ukraine, Valtonen replied: “It’s real, and increasingly so.”
According to FT, Valtonen acknowledged that some attention and resources have been diverted from Ukraine to the conflict in the Middle East.
“These two conflicts are, of course, very much linked,” Valtonen told FT, without elaborating. “For us Europeans it would be important to realize that if we allow Russia to win in Ukraine, then essentially we end the credibility of our deterrence,” she…