What did Alexander Stubb's surprising statement really mean? A bigger plan behind it

President Stubb's speeches once again raised the issue of restoring relations with Russia. Iltalehti asked experts what the purpose of Stubb's statement was and whether the Putin whisperings will now start again. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Finland and Europe have taken a strict line in relations with Russia. Practically all contacts have been frozen. That is precisely why President Alexander Stubb's surprising statement about con…