Russia supports any initiative aimed at fully restoring relations with European countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced during a press conference at the end of the Russia-Africa summit. "I think it was right [Finnish President Alexander Staab and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storr to call]. "At the end of the day, there are people in Europe who do not want to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, like others, but who want to create some kind of constructive dialogue," he noted. On the other hand, he warned that if a war broke out between Russia and Europe there would be no winners. "No one will forget this," the Russian president emphasized.

Russia supports any initiative aimed at fully restoring relations with European countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced during a press conference at the end of the Russia-Africa summit. "I think it was right [Finnish President Alexander Staab and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storr to call]. "At the end of the day, there are people in Europe who do not want to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, like others, but who want to create some kind of constructive dialogue," he noted. On the other hand, he warned that if a war broke out between Russia and Europe there would be no winners. "No one will forget this," the Russian president emphasized.