Finnish PM says Russian actions a ‘turning point’

KYIV, UKRAINE • Finland’s prime minister said on Thursday Russia’s actions in Ukraine were a turning point for the world and relations with Moscow could not go back to how they were before its invasion.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin made her comments during a trip to Ukraine that included visiting the towns of Irpin and Bucha where Ukraine suspects Russian troops carried out atrocities, an allegation denied by Moscow.

“We, Finland, support all the actions of the International Criminal Court to consider these crimes, collect evidence for future proceedings and convict Russia,” Marin said after meetings with Ukraine’s president and prime minister.

“What happened, what Russia did is a turning point for the entire European family and the whole world. We see that the old arrangement has been destroyed and there is no return to the former relationship,” she said through a translator.

She described Russia’s actions in Ukraine as “an attempt against the principles of building a common European home.”