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The Prime Minister of Finland, 'Trump's agreement on diesel with Putin has no logic'

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Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told Politico that Donald Trump's decision on the agreement with Vladimir Putin regarding diesel "has no logic", underlining that Russia represents the most serious threat to NATO, of which Finland and the United States are allies.

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Finland joined NATO in 2023, sharing a long border with Russia. The ongoing EU summit is addressing the Ukrainian dossier with the expected presence of Zelensky.

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Donald Trump's choice of agreement with Vladimir Putin on diesel "has no logic". This is what Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo underlined in an interview with Politico, on the sidelines of the EU summit.

"My message to him is that we are allies. We are part of NATO. And what is the most serious threat to NATO? It is Russia — and that is why there is no logic. I have no answers. I have many questions," Orpo stressed. The Ukrainian dosseir will be central tomorrow on the second day of the European Council, which will see the presence of Volodymyr Zelensky.

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