- the meeting with Russian president Putin is not about sanctions but will be about Ukraine in general
- he (Niinisto) understands the need for meetings by Finlands Western partners
- does not see himself as mediator but sees the need to open a discussion channel with Russia
Elsewhere on a similar theme:
- Putin says he has approved the defence ministry plan to “set up and develop” a Russian military task force in Crimea, but says it will not be “excessive”
- US ambassdor to Poland says commander of US ground forces in Europe to talk today about “increasing military prescence in Poland”
Ouch, seemingly on a path to a point of no return?
