According to his spokesman Dmitry Peskova, Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to normalizing relations with Finland if Helsinki were interested. Finnish President Alexander Stubb told his British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday that Finland must “mentally prepare” to restore relations with Russia. According to Reuters and TASS, TASR reports this.
According to Peskov, Russia had a mutually beneficial cooperation with Finland and Sweden, but these countries decided to completely interrupt relations with Moscow. “There were no problems, it was truly a mutually advantageous cooperation. Companies from both countries enjoyed dividends and the benefits of this partnership. Unfortunately, Finland and Sweden have decided to virtually reduce these relationships to zero. This reflects the unfortunate state of our current relationships,” Kremlin spokesman noted.
The Finnish-Russian border measures 1300 kilometers and Long -term neutral Finland after the Russian invasion of Ukraine for security concerns entered NATO in 2023. Moscow described this step as a historical mistake. A year later, neighboring Sweden joined the Alliance. Peskov in Tuesday’s speech criticized the steps of Finland, which he believes “takes steps to place the NATO military infrastructure in its territory.
