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Polish, Finnish presidents to meet for talks in Warsaw next week

05.09.2024 22:30
The Polish and Finnish presidents are expected to meet in Warsaw next Tuesday to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine, European security and bilateral relations.
The Polish Presidential Palace in Warsaw.
The Polish Presidential Palace in Warsaw.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

Poland's Andrzej Duda and Finland's Alexander Stubb will hold one-on-one talks in the Polish capital on issues including support for Ukraine against Russia, according to officials.

While in Warsaw on September 10, Stubb will also attend an ambassadorial conference and take part in a panel discussion on the security situation in the Baltic Sea region, together with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.

Duda and Stubb will meet one-on-one in the afternoon "to discuss bilateral relations between Finland and Poland, current NATO issues, support for Ukraine and the security situation in Europe," according to the Finnish President's Office.

Finland last year accused Russia of flooding its borders with migrants from the Middle East and Africa and erected protective barriers at the border with Russia to stop migrants from crossing into the country, according to reports at the time.

In early April 2023, Finland formally joined NATO, becoming the Western military alliance’s 31st member in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.

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Source: IAR, PAP, prezydent.pl, presidentti.fi