Finland should "mentally prepare" to eventually restore relations with Russia after the war in Ukraine ends. Such a statement the Finnish President, Alexander Stubb, made during talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

"We in Finland must mentally prepare for the fact that at some point, relations with Russia will begin to recover. Nothing removes the fact that Russia is and will always be Finland`s neighbor", - said Stubb

However, he stressed that any thaw in Russian-Finnish relations would depend on Russia ending its war against Ukraine and Finland`s internal debate on how to proceed.