The gist of Putin's statements: the West did not achieve its goal of inflicting a strategic defeat on the Russian Federation; If it is a war between Russia and Europe, "there will be no winners", no one in Europe will "forget about it"; In Russia, they remember well the lessons of the First and Second World Wars and do everything to prevent such a thing from happening; The conversation with Stub and Stora takes place at their initiative; The leaders of Finland and Norway immediately emphasized in their conversation that they do not represent the European Union as an organization, but communicate "in a national capacity"; Putin considers it appropriate that the leaders of Finland and Norway call him, despite the criticism of them in Europe; Russia does not want the same situation to arise in the Baltics as in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf; Russia is ready to respond to any challenge in the Baltic region; The Russian Federation supports every step to restore relations with European countries.

The gist of Putin's statements: the West did not achieve its goal of inflicting a strategic defeat on the Russian Federation; If it is a war between Russia and Europe, "there will be no winners", no one in Europe will "forget about it"; In Russia, they remember well the lessons of the First and Second World Wars and do everything to prevent such a thing from happening; The conversation with Stub and Stora takes place at their initiative; The leaders of Finland and Norway immediately emphasized in their conversation that they do not represent the European Union as an organization, but communicate "in a national capacity"; Putin considers it appropriate that the leaders of Finland and Norway call him, despite the criticism of them in Europe; Russia does not want the same situation to arise in the Baltics as in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf; Russia is ready to respond to any challenge in the Baltic region; The Russian Federation supports every step to restore relations with European countries.