03:32Finland's President Alexander Stubb said that he was 'really interested' to hear about the discussions between UK, US, Germany and France on Ukraine, during a joint press conference with Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Tuesday.
It came after criticism from within a number of countries - notably Poland - about the exclusion of eastern European nations from the exclusive talks on Friday.
"We've had a good chance to discuss on Friday with the prime minister of Ukraine about Ukraine's peace plan and victory plan. And I'll be really interested to hear the view of the chancellor and the messages that we got from the Quad," Stubb said.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed his support for Ukraine saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin could not hope for an end to Western aid.
"Putin cannot hope that we will abandon Ukraine. The 50 billion dollar loan from the economically strong democracies of the G7 countries for Ukraine is a clear signal that we will also support Ukraine in the long term," Scholz said, highlighting the EU's 'substantial' role in providing the package.
Commenting on the situation in the Middle East Scholz claimed that there was a prospect of a ceasefire after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and demanded that militant group Hezbollah withdraw from the border area with Israel. He concluded his statement expressing hope for deeper economic co-operation between Germany and Finland.
"I also see particular potential for critical raw materials in the development of new hydrogen corridors in the Baltic Sea region. And last but not least, we also have very similar ideas on the further development of the European Union. Finland and Germany are committed to making Europe fit for an enlarged and at the same time effective Union," Scholz said.
US President Joe Biden met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin last Friday to discuss the Ukraine and Middle East followed by a meeting of the countries' respective defence ministers in Brussels.
No details were released about the talks, which came after Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky announced his 'Victory Plan'. That plan included demands for an immediate invitation to join NATO and long-range weapons to strike deep inside Russia.
NATO chief Mark Rutte refused to publicly back the call for membership or reveal the state of ongoing talks. Western countries also failed to agree on the supply of weaponry and permission for long range strikes.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova had strong words for the plan, calling it a "set of incoherent slogans, bloody froth on a neo-Nazi murderer's lips". Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said it was "most likely the same US plan to fight us to the last Ukrainian that Zelensky disguised and called a peace plan" and claimed that a real plan would require Kiev to realise "the futility of the policy that they are pursuing".
'I'll be really interested to hear about the messages we got from Quad' - Stubb to Scholz as 'big four' criticised for close-door Ukraine talks
Finland's President Alexander Stubb said that he was 'really interested' to hear about the discussions between UK, US, Germany and France on Ukraine, during a joint press conference with Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Tuesday.
It came after criticism from within a number of countries - notably Poland - about the exclusion of eastern European nations from the exclusive talks on Friday.
"We've had a good chance to discuss on Friday with the prime minister of Ukraine about Ukraine's peace plan and victory plan. And I'll be really interested to hear the view of the chancellor and the messages that we got from the Quad," Stubb said.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed his support for Ukraine saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin could not hope for an end to Western aid.
"Putin cannot hope that we will abandon Ukraine. The 50 billion dollar loan from the economically strong democracies of the G7 countries for Ukraine is a clear signal that we will also support Ukraine in the long term," Scholz said, highlighting the EU's 'substantial' role in providing the package.
Commenting on the situation in the Middle East Scholz claimed that there was a prospect of a ceasefire after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and demanded that militant group Hezbollah withdraw from the border area with Israel. He concluded his statement expressing hope for deeper economic co-operation between Germany and Finland.
"I also see particular potential for critical raw materials in the development of new hydrogen corridors in the Baltic Sea region. And last but not least, we also have very similar ideas on the further development of the European Union. Finland and Germany are committed to making Europe fit for an enlarged and at the same time effective Union," Scholz said.
US President Joe Biden met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin last Friday to discuss the Ukraine and Middle East followed by a meeting of the countries' respective defence ministers in Brussels.
No details were released about the talks, which came after Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky announced his 'Victory Plan'. That plan included demands for an immediate invitation to join NATO and long-range weapons to strike deep inside Russia.
NATO chief Mark Rutte refused to publicly back the call for membership or reveal the state of ongoing talks. Western countries also failed to agree on the supply of weaponry and permission for long range strikes.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova had strong words for the plan, calling it a "set of incoherent slogans, bloody froth on a neo-Nazi murderer's lips". Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said it was "most likely the same US plan to fight us to the last Ukrainian that Zelensky disguised and called a peace plan" and claimed that a real plan would require Kiev to realise "the futility of the policy that they are pursuing".
Finland's President Alexander Stubb said that he was 'really interested' to hear about the discussions between UK, US, Germany and France on Ukraine, during a joint press conference with Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Tuesday.
It came after criticism from within a number of countries - notably Poland - about the exclusion of eastern European nations from the exclusive talks on Friday.
"We've had a good chance to discuss on Friday with the prime minister of Ukraine about Ukraine's peace plan and victory plan. And I'll be really interested to hear the view of the chancellor and the messages that we got from the Quad," Stubb said.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed his support for Ukraine saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin could not hope for an end to Western aid.
"Putin cannot hope that we will abandon Ukraine. The 50 billion dollar loan from the economically strong democracies of the G7 countries for Ukraine is a clear signal that we will also support Ukraine in the long term," Scholz said, highlighting the EU's 'substantial' role in providing the package.
Commenting on the situation in the Middle East Scholz claimed that there was a prospect of a ceasefire after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and demanded that militant group Hezbollah withdraw from the border area with Israel. He concluded his statement expressing hope for deeper economic co-operation between Germany and Finland.
"I also see particular potential for critical raw materials in the development of new hydrogen corridors in the Baltic Sea region. And last but not least, we also have very similar ideas on the further development of the European Union. Finland and Germany are committed to making Europe fit for an enlarged and at the same time effective Union," Scholz said.
US President Joe Biden met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin last Friday to discuss the Ukraine and Middle East followed by a meeting of the countries' respective defence ministers in Brussels.
No details were released about the talks, which came after Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky announced his 'Victory Plan'. That plan included demands for an immediate invitation to join NATO and long-range weapons to strike deep inside Russia.
NATO chief Mark Rutte refused to publicly back the call for membership or reveal the state of ongoing talks. Western countries also failed to agree on the supply of weaponry and permission for long range strikes.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova had strong words for the plan, calling it a "set of incoherent slogans, bloody froth on a neo-Nazi murderer's lips". Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said it was "most likely the same US plan to fight us to the last Ukrainian that Zelensky disguised and called a peace plan" and claimed that a real plan would require Kiev to realise "the futility of the policy that they are pursuing".