The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Elina Valtonen, believes that Ukraine should determine the conditions for peace on its own without external pressure.

According to the Finnish television and radio company Yle, in Valtonen's opinion, who has been leading the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a month and a half now, the West is doing everything possible to end the war, backing Ukraine "decisively, convincingly, and persistently."

According to her, the final shape of the long-awaited peace should be determined by Ukraine itself.

"Especially now, it is very important to not put any pressure on Ukraine from any side," the minister said.

She reminds that Ukraine is a sovereign state recognised worldwide, with the right to territorial integrity and self-defence.

"According to the same logic, Ukraine will be able to determine when it will be ready for peace negotiations or perhaps for peace," Valtonen says.

Previously, Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that Ukraine would be ready to engage in talks with Russia once its troops withdraw from Ukraine, but not with President Vladimir Putin.

As reported, after the meeting in Saudi Arabia, Andrii Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said that Ukraine planned to hold two summits on the peace formula presented by Zelenskyy, one of which would involve Russia.