EU should prepare for dialogue with Russia – Helsinki

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has raised the prospect of engaging with Moscow, citing the bloc’s growing policy divisions with Washington

The EU should be ready to resume dialogue with Russia if US policy on the Ukraine conflict no longer aligns with the bloc’s interests, Finnish President Alexander Stubb has said.

The remarks, made in an interview with the Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat and published on Tuesday, come after four years during which Brussels has largely refused to engage in direct talks with Moscow.

Asked whether it is riskier not to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin than to resume contacts, Stubb replied that “at…

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