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Sanna Marin Quotes

born 1985

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Make no mistake, if Russia wins its terrible gamble, it will not be the only one to feel empowered.

We need to draw the right lessons from the recent global challenges, wars and crises.

We are not perhaps the most cheerful people in the globe, But of course, we have a good nation and we have a good society.

There is enormous demand and a huge market for new climate technology, Will our country have the bold pioneering spirit needed to prosper?

We have become far too dependent on cooperation with regimes that do not share our common values.

We would be in trouble without the United States involving [itself] in the war of Ukraine.

We have to make sure that we are building those capabilities when it comes to European defence, European defence industry.

Together, we have defended our values and taken the necessary actions on our own terms. I hope that as a nation, we can be proud of this.

The United States has given a lot of weapons, a lot of financial aid, a lot of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and Europe isn't strong enough yet.

We must strengthen our strategic autonomy – that is, Europe’s self-sufficiency – our resilience and our global partnerships, especially with other democracies.

I encourage everyone to exercise their right to vote, as free elections are the cornerstone and foundation of a democratic society. Finland is worth fighting for, but it is also worth voting for.

Strategic autonomy also means defending our values. It is in Finland’s interests to help build a stronger Europe, especially now, when the world is crying out for defenders of human rights, equality and cooperation.

I must be brutally honest with you, Europe isn't strong enough right now. We would be in trouble without the United States.

Finland should urgently apply for NATO membership

In increasingly critical areas, from medical equipment to new technologies and energy, we have become far too dependent on cooperation with regimes which do not share our common values.

We all have worries when it comes to China and we must make sure that we don't have that kind of critical dependencies when it comes to China.

As digitalisation becomes more and more important … we must be able to trust technology. Our common lifelines have to be based on solid cooperation in science research and innovation as well.

This war (by Russia) against a sovereign European nation (Ukraine) puts the European security order at risk. In this changing security environment, Finland and Sweden will further enhance their cooperation.

Sanna Marin (2022)

The strength of a society is measured not by the wealth of its most affluent members, but by how well its most vulnerable citizens are able to cope. The question we need to ask is whether everyone has the chance to lead a life of dignity.

Russia may have started this war, but they will not win it. A world where undemocratic powers subjugate other states, in blatant disregard of the UN Charter and human suffering, is a world we must leave behind forever. Russia’s friends are now few and far between.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sanna Marin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.