KYIV — Membership in Nato is the only credible long-term security guarantee Ukraine can receive against future Russian aggression, Finland's top diplomat said on Wednesday (Jan 8).

Donald Trump's return to the White House on Jan 20 has sparked hope of a diplomatic resolution to end Moscow's invasion but also fears in Kyiv that a quick peace could come at a high price.

Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelenskiy have called for strong security guarantees from partners that would prevent Russia from rearming for a new attack.

"I think in the long term the only credible security guarantee is Article 5 of the Washington Treaty — so Nato membership essentially," Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told Reuters in Kyiv, referring to the alliance's collective defence clause.

"And we are supporting Ukraine's Nato membership further down the line and hopefully not in (the) too-distant future."

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