Neither side suggested the needle had been moved on ending the war, which began when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Moscow regularly mocks European leaders and accuses the EU of prolonging the war by supplying Ukraine with weapons.
An end to the conflict in Ukraine"will not be achieved through silence,"Finland's President Alexander Stubb said. The suffering and destruction will impact generations.""A fair long-term peace settlement is possible only if Russia's legal interests are taken into account fully and unconditionally", Putin said. The dialogue had not been coordinated with other European leaders, the Danish and Swedish prime ministers said.
The suffering and destruction will impact generations.""A fair long-term peace settlement is possible only if Russia's legal interests are taken into account fully and unconditionally", Putin said.
The dialogue had not been coordinated with other European leaders, the Danish and Swedish prime ministers said.