WASHINGTON, April 8 Finnish President Alexander Stubb in an interview with the American CNN announced the complete absence of political dialogue with Russia.
“I’ll be honest, we currently have absolutely no political dialogue with Russia,” he said.
According to Stubb, such a dialogue is necessary, in particular, for peace negotiations in the Ukrainian conflict.
The Finnish government last week decided to extend the closure of the border with Russia until further notice. The previous government decision to close the border with Russia was valid until April 14.
Finland began introducing restrictions on border crossings from November 2023 amid an uncontrolled flow of refugees from third countries. Finnish authorities have repeatedly accused Russia of deliberately sending asylum seekers to the border. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, rejected accusations against Russia of involvement in the migration crisis in the European Union, calling them double standards of the West.
Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the closure of Finnish checkpoints on the border with the Russian Federation, noted that the Russophobic position, which the leaders of this neighboring country have now begun to adhere to, is deeply regrettable. Peskov stressed that Russian border guards comply with all instructions, “the border crossing is used by those who have a legal right to do so,” and far-fetched accusations are unacceptable for Moscow.