France offered Finland a chance to take part remotely, according to Alexander Stubb’s office.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (right) welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of a meeting on war in Ukraine and European security at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday. Image: Teresa Suarez / AFP
Finnish leaders will remotely participate on Wednesday in a second meeting of EU leaders in Paris on issues surrounding the war in Ukraine.
Apart from Finland, representatives from Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Canada, Greece, Romania, Belgium and the Czech Republic have been invited to the meeting, according to news service Reuters.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) will participate in the meeting remotely from Finland, according to the president’s office.
The summit is set to begin at 5pm Finnish time on Wednesday.
The meeting’s host, France, offered Finland a chance to take part remotely, according to the president’s office.
It said Finland coordinated its attendance of the meeting with the other Nordic and Baltic countries, which have also been invited. They include Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
According to the president’s office, supporting Ukraine is a vital issue, and the security situation needs to be discussed. It added that Europe should have a united voice regarding those matters.
On Monday, European leaders gathered for a quickly arranged meeting in Paris hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace.
The meeting was called after it was learned that US President Donald Trump had started a dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin — while precluding the participation of Ukraine and European countries.
Monday’s attendees included UK PM Keir Starmer, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte, among others. Meanwhile, Danish PM Mette Frederiksen represented the Nordic and Baltic countries.
On Tuesday US and Russian top diplomats met in Saudi Arabia to discuss initial Ukraine peace negotiations, as well as reviving diplomatic relations between Russia and the US.
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