Finland’s foreign minister told Newsmax that Europe is moving decisively to end its reliance on Russian oil and gas, voicing agreement with President Donald Trump’s call for the continent to sever energy ties with Moscow as the war in Ukraine grinds on.
Appearing on “National Report” on Wednesday, Elina Valtonen reacted to Trump’s Monday speech at the U.N. General Assembly where he blasted Europe’s continued Russian energy imports as “embarrassing.”
“I fully agree with President Trump again,” Valtonen said. “Finland has zero energy imports from Russia. And the European Union has reduced their imports by 90%, which is quite substantial over the course of the past 3 1/2 years when the full-scale invasion has been going on.”
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