President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö met with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, General Valery Gerasimov on the evening of Wednesday, 22 September and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Armed Forces, General Mark Milley on Thursday, 23 September at Mäntyniemi.
The Commanders of the Armed Forces of Russia and the United States had a bilateral meeting in Finland on Wednesday, 22 September.