Finnish prime minister warns about naive reliance on Russia, China
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent
Democracies should stop being “naive” about China and Russia and reduce their dependency on authoritarian countries for resources and technology, Finland’s Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, says.
In a strong speech to mark the first visit to Australia by a serving Finnish PM, Ms Marin said there was no alternative but for the West to continue to support Ukraine to defeat Russia.
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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com
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