Next to Latvia: Finland proposed a place and date for the meeting between Putin and Trump 0 9

Finnish President Alexander Stubb named a new place and date for a possible meeting between representatives of the United States and Russia. This was reported by the publication Yle.

During his speech at the opening of the National Defense Courses, Stubb suggested that U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the end of November. He noted that the talks should address nuclear weapons, the testing of which is planned to be conducted in the U.S.

The Finnish leader also emphasized that the country's nuclear defense is provided by the North Atlantic Alliance. "In the past, we had to take care of this ourselves, but the situation in the world was different then. Now we participate in all key structures," Stubb stated, highlighting the good level and ongoing development of local defense.

Earlier, the British newspaper Financial Times put forward a theory that Trump's statements about resuming nuclear weapons testing could be a search for leverage to pressure China and Russia. Such a decision would represent a complete turnaround in the U.S. president's position, who previously insisted on negotiations for denuclearization with Moscow and Beijing.