Vladimir Putin came to Finland with a handshake for his counterpart, President Salui Niinisto - and a warning that Moscow will respond if his host country joins NATO.

Finland and neighbouring Sweden have increased cooperation with the Western military alliance since Russia's annexation of Crimea and its backing for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine.

This was Putin's first visit to Finland since those crises erupted in 2014.

He said Russia would respect Finland's decision if it decided to j…
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