00:00While Europe's leaders refuse to support the United States in this current war with Iran,
00:06what is Finland's position, especially since you have expressed solidarity with the Gulf countries
00:12and also Jordan that are facing Iranian attacks?
00:20Yeah, definitely. I mean, the first thing I did was to express solidarity to the Gulf states after Iran attacked.
00:27And I have told my European friends, can you imagine if Russia were to send missiles and drones into, say,
00:3512 European countries?
00:37We would probably call it a world war. So I called many of my friends and colleagues in the region.
00:43Now, Finland's position is the same as about 40 to 50 countries around the world, led by France and the
00:52UK,
00:53who want the Strait of Hormuz to be open, who want to respect the freedom of navigation.
01:00And our involvement will be very similar to what it has been in previous events like this through Atalanta missions
01:07and others.
01:07But we don't really have any warships or anything like that we can send.
01:12And I think the European approach is that once we have a ceasefire and a peace agreement,
01:18if there is a necessity then to monitor that and to make sure that the Strait of Hormuz stays open,
01:25then we can come in and help together with our allies.
