
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that Europe needs to resume dialogue with Russia in order to understand what is happening, and emphasized that he relies on intelligence services, according to which there is no evidence of Russian plans to attack NATO.
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb previously rejected statements about Russia's plans to attack NATO, relying on intelligence data.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that Europe needs to resume dialogue with Russia. Bild reports this.
“I believe that someone in Europe (...) needs to resume dialogue with Russia in order to understand what is happening there. We need to talk to each other on a political level,” he said.
Earlier, Stubb called statements about Russia’s alleged plans to attack the North Atlantic Alliance unsubstantiated. The President of Finland emphasized that he relies on data from intelligence services, according to which there are no facts or evidence of Russian attack plans.
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