Finland Says More Pressure Needed on Russia After Oil Sanctions

Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen touted recent sanctions by the US and European Union targeting Russia’s energy sector, but said more pressure is needed if allies are to force Moscow to end its war in Ukraine.

“The step that the United States took the other day in lockstep with Europe to strengthen the sanctions against Russia is so important,” Valtonen said in an interview Saturday. However, “we simply have to increase the pressure.”