Presidents of France and Finland discussed relations with Russia

The office of the Finnish president informs about this.

"The presidents shared their concern over Russia's actions, which led to a rapid deterioration in relations between the European Union and Russia," the statement said.

It is noted that they also "discussed the balance of superpower relations and stressed the importance of dialogue."

In addition, the leaders of Finland and France discussed the situation with the pandemic and the production of vaccines against coronavirus.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that during the visit of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, the Russian side reaffirmed its focus on normalizing the entire range of relations with the European Union “on the basis of not unilateral demands, but mutual respect and consideration of each other’s interests ".