“I said“ friends ”and he said“ partners. ” Rogue, ”RIA Novosti cites Putin’s words.

He noted that the relations of the two countries are developing, "in spite of any difficulties."

According to the head of state, the trade turnover between the countries increased in 2018 by 30%.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Leuven did not rule out that in the future the Swedish team could start to play in the Continental Hockey League (KHL).

Also, Putin and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto during the plenary session of the Arctic Forum “The Territory of Dialogue” Arctic Forum touched on the topic of sanctions.