The Kremlin said on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin was open to the idea of restoring relations between Finland and Russia, which it accused Helsinki of reducing to "nearly zero" after it joined NATO.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin was open to normalising relations with Finland, which his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said were in a "sad state," if Helsinki wanted to rebuild ties.

Kremlin confirmed ongoing U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine peace, despite Donald Trump's frustration with Vladimir Putin. Trump, angered by Putin's criticism of Ukraine's leader, warned of imposing secondary tariffs on Russian oil.

Helsinki cites growing security concerns over Moscow; Kremlin expresses regret but claims openness to future dialogue

NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029 in response to the evolving military threat from Russia,

NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defence spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029 in response to the evolving military threat from Russia,