Finland and Ukraine sign long-term security agreement

The defence aid package provided to Ukraine by Helsinki is worth 188 million euros

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00:00 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stub have

00:08 signed a 10-year security agreement, providing long-term military aid to Ukraine.

00:14 The support package is worth 188 million euros.

00:20 We should never forget the big picture, that a path towards EU membership and NATO membership

00:28 for Ukraine is by definition a victory for Ukraine and a defeat for Russia and for Putin.

00:39 Zelensky also mentioned at the meeting that Ukraine would lower the military conscription

00:44 age from 27 to 25 years old.

00:47 We don't need half a million.

00:50 I thank the President for his support.

00:54 It is important that he found the forces within the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

01:00 And the amount that was not at the front, they will be at the front.

01:08 Finland also agreed it would participate in rebuilding Ukraine's energy sector and assess

01:14 environmental damage after the war.

01:16 So it's a small power to use.

01:18 [MUSIC PLAYING]