Finland-Sweden Not Restricting Ukraine Using Weapons Supply To Attack Russia

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JAKARTA - Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said their country did not limit the use of weapons they supply to Ukraine.

"The only limit is that these weapons must be used within the framework of international law," said V Opinen, quoted by Sputnik from Finnish TV channel MTV as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, September 14.

Meanwhile, according to the TV channel, Stenergaard, who was recently sworn in as Sweden's foreign minister on September 10, did not limit the area of use of these weapons to only Ukrainian territory, those weapons could also be used to attack Russian territory.

Earlier, Finland's head of parliamentary defense committee, Jukka Kopra, told public broadcaster Yle that Finland, when transferring weapons to Ukraine, did not ban its use in Russian territory.

In response, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev told Sputnik Russia would respond to Finland if Helsinki did not cancel the permits announced for Kyiv to attack Russian territory with their weapons.

Russian President Vladimir Putin previously said NATO countries are currently not only discussing the possible use of Western long-range weapons by Kyiv, but also deciding whether to engage directly in the Ukrainian conflict.

The direct involvement of Western countries in the Ukraine conflict will change its essence; Russia will be forced to make decisions based on the threat it poses, Putin added.