Finnish leader warns that Russian victory would empower other aggressors

Australia’s pursuit of a free trade deal with the European Union was also on the agenda

The Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (AP)

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would empower other aggressors, and urged democracies against forming “critical dependencies” on authoritarian states such as China.

Ms Marin was speaking in Sydney at the end of the first-ever visit by a Finnish prime minister to Australia and New Zealand.