Putin is open to normalizing ties with Finland if Helsinki wants to rebuild ties, Kremlin says

Record ID: 1987546

  • Title: Putin is open to normalizing ties with Finland if Helsinki wants to rebuild ties, Kremlin says
  • Date: 1st April 2025
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (APRIL 1, 2025) (AGENCY POOL) FRENCH FAR-RIGHT LEADER, MARINE LE PEN, AND NATIONAL RALLY (RN) LEADER, JORDAN BARDELLA, GIVING STATEMENTS DURING MEETING WITH RN LAWMAKERS IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH FAR-RIGHT LEADER, MARINE LE PEN, SAYING: “The system has taken out its nuclear bomb, and if it's using such a powerful weapon against us, it's
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  • Keywords: Finland Kremlin Putin relations
  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
  • City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Europe,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001329901042025RP1
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  • Story Text: The Kremlin said on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin was open to normalizing relations with Finland, which his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said were in a "sad state," if Helsinki wanted to rebuild ties.
    Finnish President Alexander Stubb told his British counterpart Keir Starmer on Monday that Helsinki needs to "mentally prepare" for the restoration of ties with Russia.
    Finland, which shares a 1,300-km (800-mile) border with Russia, joined the NATO military alliance in 2023, which Moscow cast at the time as a dangerous historic mistake.
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