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«Russia has imperialist ambitions concerning its neighbors and this is not likely to change. What we can do is deter Russia from furthering those ambitions. The Budapest memorandum showed us that ad hoc arrangements had a very limited,  deterring value. NATO is currently the one entity whose security guarantees Russia takes seriously. Therefore, we’re in favour of opening to Ukraine a pathway to a membership in NATO», Mr. Jussi Halla-aho, Speaker of the Eduskunta of the Republic of Finland
«Russia has imperialist ambitions concerning its neighbors and this is not likely to change. What we can do is deter Russia from furthering those ambitions. The Budapest memorandum showed us that ad hoc arrangements had a very limited,  deterring value. NATO is currently the one entity whose security guarantees Russia takes seriously. Therefore, we’re in favour of opening to Ukraine a pathway to a membership in NATO», Mr. Jussi Halla-aho, Speaker of the Eduskunta of the Republic of Finland