Helsinki
Finnish President Saulie Niinisto called Vladimir Putin told him on 14 May that Finland was applying to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Kremlin threatened Helsinki over his possible application, but later dismissed the news. “Putin was very calm and calm,” Mr. Ninisto says during an interview at Rashtrapati Bhavan last week. “If a Russian is angry, yes, be careful. But if he is calm, be even more careful.”
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Helsinki
Finnish President Saulie Niinisto called Vladimir Putin told him on 14 May that Finland was applying to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Kremlin threatened Helsinki over his possible application, but later dismissed the news. “Putin was very calm and calm,” Mr. Ninisto says during an interview at Rashtrapati Bhavan last week. “If a Russian is angry, yes, be careful. But if he is calm, be even more careful.”