“It’s self-evident that it’s difficult to have any kind of political dialogue with Putin as long as Russia is waging an aggressive war against Ukraine, so I don’t see any kind of communication with Putin or with the Russian political leadership in the near future.”
Finland extended the closure of its border with Russia for another month amid concerns that the Kremlin undermines security by sending thousands of migrants over the frontier. See also Erika Solomon's NY Times article.
On a Frozen Border: Russia turning asylum seekers (from Syria to Somalia) into a political pressure point Finland closed all 8 crossing points