A great friend of Ukraine, Prime Minister of Finland @PetteriOrpo, experienced this morning what Ukrainians face during russian attacks. Later, we met at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. This is Petteri Orpo’s third visit to our country and an important demonstration of solidarity and support. I thanked Finland for its consistent defence assistance, support for Ukraine’s energy sector, and contribution to developing our civil protection shelter network. I also stressed the need to further strengthen Ukraine’s air defences to protect our people and cities. Another key topic was Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. The Verkhovna Rada continues to adopt the necessary EU integration legislation. Four of the six negotiating clusters have now been opened. We look forward to the opening of the remaining clusters and further acceleration of the accession negotiations. We discussed the possibility of involving Finnish experts in an advisory group that will assist Ukraine on its path towards EU membership, as well as further coordination of our joint efforts within the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) format. We also discussed increasing sanctions pressure on russia, including restrictions on issuing tourist visas to russian citizens. Finland remains a reliable partner of Ukraine. I am grateful to Petteri Orpo for his principled stance, his commitment to continuing to support Ukraine, and our shared understanding that only strength, unity, and solidarity can secure a just peace. Ukraine is not alone. Visits like this are the clearest proof of that.