Thank you for such a warm and positive first meeting Elina Valtonen. The 🇬🇧 & 🇫🇮 are good friends and firm allies! Meidan seurava tapaamisemme on kyllä suomeksi...

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During the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting Foreign Secretary David Lammy met 🇫🇮 Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen. At the NATO meeting the UK called for Allies to bolster support for Ukraine and increase defence spending. The UK is committed to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence.

Russia uses its shadow fleet to fund its war machine. It’s a threat to global peace and the environment. 🇫🇮🇩🇰🇪🇪🇩🇪🇮🇸🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇸🇪🇬🇧 are taking coordinated steps to deter Russia's hazardous tankers and the attempts to evade sanctions.   Read more👇🏼 um.fi/current-affair…

🇬🇧🇩🇰🇫🇮🇪🇪🇮🇸🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇸🇪🇳🇴 The Joint Expeditionary Force: together defending security and regional stability.

Working closely with our international partners, we will support Ukraine for as long as it takes.

PM Keir Starmer met President Alexander Stubb, and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, in a trilateral meeting following the #JEF summit yesterday. The leaders discussed plans to increase support for Ukraine and strengthen European security. 👉gov.uk/government/new…

Welcome Finland and Estonia’s swift action following damage to cables in the Baltic Sea. The UK stands ready to support alongside our Allies and we will continue to work together to ensure our collective security.

❗ Following reported damage to cables in the Baltic Sea, the 10 The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇸🇪🇪🇪🇩🇰🇮🇸🇳🇴🇱🇹🇱🇻🇳🇱 have activated a reaction system to track threats and monitor the Russian shadow fleet. The Nordic Warden system monitors suspicious vessels in real time 👇 gov.uk/government/new…

Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Finnish President Alexander Stubb this morning. The leaders discussed the subsea cable damage. PM Starmer welcomed Finland’s response and praised the success of the operation. 1/3 gov.uk/government/new…

I so value the strategic partnership between 🇫🇮 and the 🇬🇧 as well as our continued determination in supporting Ukraine, in strengthening the security of Europe as well as in deepening our mutual trade ties. Thank you for a productive meeting David Lammy.

Great to welcome Elina Valtonen to London today to drive forward UK-Finland security cooperation. As NATO and JEF allies, we're working together to protect critical infrastructure, bolster Europe’s defence capabilities and cripple Russia’s illicit shadow fleet.

This morning I spoke to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський and reaffirmed that there can be no talks about Ukraine, without Ukraine. Ukraine has our concrete support – for as long as it is needed.

Strong agreement on Ukraine between 🇬🇧 PM Keir Starmer and🇫🇮 President Alexander Stubb on the 📞 today 👇 The 🇬🇧 is ready to play a role in future security guarantees gov.uk/government/new…

Three years on from Putin's barbaric full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we face a once in a generation moment for our collective security and values. We continue to stand with Ukraine for a just and lasting peace. Slava Ukraini.

Russia does not hold all the cards in this war. We must step up military support, dial up economic pressure, and bring peace to Ukraine.

A great meeting today with the UK Minister for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard. We discussed current issues such as the security situation, support for Ukraine, bilateral and JEF cooperation, and comprehensive security. The defense relationship between Finland and the UK has never

Great to have Minister for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard MP in Finland on the day 🇬🇧 announces an increase in defence spend. As he says 👇 Finland is an extraordinary friend of the UK! 🇬🇧🤝🇫🇮

In the past two days I’ve visited five NATO allies to discuss how we can step up our support for Ukraine. My thanks to Defence Ministers in Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark and the Netherlands for productive discussions. We will support Ukraine for as long as it takes.

Across defence, security and growth, the UK and Finland share a close and unique partnership. We are working together through the Coalition of the Willing to keep Ukraine in the fight and keep up the pressure on Putin. Welcome to Downing Street President @AlexStubb 🇬🇧🇫🇮