However, his initial opposition to the pro-German politics of 1940–1941 was too well known, and his first initiatives for peace negotiations were met with little support from either Field Marshal Mannerheim or Risto Ryti, who now had become President.
Hans tidlige modstand mod den tyskvenlige politik i 1940-1941 var alt for velkendt og hans første initiativer til at starte fredsforhandlinger blev ikke støttet af hverken feltmarskal Mannerheim eller fra Risto Ryti, som nu var blevet præsident.