Office of the President of the Republic
Press Release 66/2014
29 December 2014
President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and President of Russia Vladimir Putin engaged in a discussion by telephone on the afternoon of Monday 29 December 2014. The conversation was held on the initiative of Finland.
In particular, the presidents discussed the Ukraine crisis and the search for a resolution to the crisis. President Niinistö stated that it was important that the Minsk Process be allowed to continue.