Finland plans to withdraw its financial aid to developing countries that support Russia

In the new Helsinki assistance program, kyiv will be the main beneficiary, announced the future Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development.

Finland’s new government plans to withdraw financial aid to developing countries that support Russia, announced the future Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development, Ville Tavio, in statements to the local press.

The next Executive, headed by Petteri Orpo, is implementing savings of approximately 1,000 million euros (almost 1,100 million dollars) of the funds that Helsinki allocates to aid the development of other nations. In the new assistance program, Ukraine will be the main beneficiaryTavio said.

In turn, the countries supporting the military operation special Russian may be deprived of such financial assistance. Although Tavio did not name any specific country, he did mention Africa. “Support for Russia has been visible in African countries. We will monitor them,” she added.

On the other hand, the politician indicated that Finland’s biggest challenge in foreign trade in the coming years will be find new business partners, because transactions with Russia collapsed after the military operation. “It is necessary to find new partners, be it in America, Asia or India. Of course, intra-European Union trade will remain a priority,” she clarified.