Putin tries to convince Finnish president: No threat to your security, NATO membership error

Russian media have reported President Putin's word. He told Saul Niinistö that there are currently no threats to Finland's security and that abandoning Finland's neutral status would be a mistake.

The change would harm relations between the two “countries, which for many years have been built in the spirit of good neighbourlyity and partnership co-operation, and have been mutually beneficial”.

Moscow described the conversation as “a genuine exchange of views”.