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Finnish politicians give mixed reaction to Trump win, call for more European responsibility (yle.fi)

submitted 9 months ago by 0x815@feddit.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb has congratulated his future US counterpart Donald Trump on his re-election.

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Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) commented on the election [in a press conference ...] "I have been saying for a long time that Europe must take a bigger role. We cannot count so much on US support. Of course, the United States has other interests," the PM said.

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In Orpo’s view, peace must be achieved in Ukraine, but not under any conditions.

"Peace must be attained on Ukraine's terms," he said. "We have our own experience from history that if the big ones agree over [others'] heads, it is not in the interest of a small or independent nation, and hopefully this will be kept clearly in mind when a peace agreement is possibly made."

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Former president Sauli Niinistö, who met with Trump multiple times, struck a cautious note in regard to the possible ramifications for Nato and Ukraine.

On Wednesday, Niinistö commented to Yle about Trump’s assertion that he will end the war in Ukraine quickly.

"I haven't seen a detailed plan on the matter, if there is one. Rather, that will have to be considered after we see what he is really going to do," Niinistö said.

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[–] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't see what this has to do with what I've said. I haven't claimed otherwise. I don't even like the guy and I wouldn't have voted for him if I lived in the U.S.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I was replying to the part where you said Trump isn't all bad.

I get that you were trying to get across that not everything is black and white, but I mean...dang it's hard to find a good trait about the guy.

[–] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

it’s hard to find a good trait about the guy

He's not a warmonger for one. He's pretty funny too.

EDIT: Also, though a bit synical, I must say that I find some enjoyment in how mad he makes the far left which I see as one of the main reasons we got Trump to begin with. He's the reaction to wokeism and identity politics.