The Finnish Presidential Office announced on the 14th that President Sauli Niinistö and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation.
President Sauli Niinistö explained that he revealed his position to join NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization, saying that the security situation surrounding Finland has changed radically due to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and so on. is.
The telephone talks were held at the request of the Finnish side, and President Niinistö commented, "The exchanges at the talks were straightforward, direct and not fierce."
Meanwhile, according to the Russian Presidential Administration, Putin emphasized at the meeting that "there is no threat to Finland's security and it is a mistake to abandon the traditional policy of military neutrality," and acknowledged that it poses a threat to Russia. Is shown again.
He criticized that "changes in Finland's foreign policy could have a negative impact on long-standing reciprocity."