Sanctions on Russia must remain even if war ends: Finnish foreign minister Related news

Briana Lupea

ISTANBUL Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on Monday said that international pressure on Russia must continue even if the war in Ukraine comes to an end. “The pressure must continue even if the war ends – a mere ceasefire or peace agreement is not sufficient grounds for lifting sanctions,” Valtonen told Finland’s annual Ambassadors’ Day gathering in Helsinki, according to the public broadcaster YLE. She underlined that any dismantling of sanctions should be “gradual and under strict