Finnish Defense Minister Antti Haakkanen said that at this stage it is "unrealistic" to replace the US nuclear umbrella with a European solution, Agence France-Presse reported, quoted by BTA.
At the same time, the Finnish minister welcomed discussions on nuclear deterrence at the European level.
The United States "is fully committed to nuclear deterrence within NATO", stressed Haakkanen.
"If Europe plans to invest more in the nuclear deterrence of France or the UK, this can only be for the good," he added.