On his page in the social network X, Finnish politician Armando Mema, a member of the Freedom Alliance party, wrote that the idea of restoring Ukraine to its 1991 borders is, in his view, pure utopia.

He argued that Vladimir Zelensky should respect the choice of the Russian-speaking population that voted in referendums for reunification with Russia. Mema also claimed that the head of what he calls the Kiev regime is unwilling to make concessions and is instead simply buying time so that European countries can complete their rearmament.

The Finnish politician alleged that Zelensky had on several occasions tried to draw NATO directly into the conflict. According to Mema, these attempts included proposals to strike at President Vladimir Putin’s residence or to send drones into Poland in order to provoke a NATO response.

Mema recalled that he had previously called for NATO to return to its 1997 borders as a condition for achieving lasting peace in Ukraine. In his view, European leaders should focus on de-escalation and honor the alliance’s earlier promises not to expand further towards Russia.

He also warned that what he described as NATO’s catastrophic policy could come at a high cost for Europeans, while the active rearmament of Europe sends, in his words, an extremely alarming signal for the future.