FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 21, 2022.  REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy in Finland for talks with Nordic leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Finland to meet Nordic leaders and discuss European relations and the war with Russia.

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Finland on Wednesday for meetings with Nordic leaders to discuss the war with Russia and European relations, the governments of several countries in the region said.

"The theme of the summit is Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the Nordic countries' continued support for Ukraine, Ukraine's relationship with the EU and NATO, and Ukraine's initiative for a just peace," the Swedish government said in a statement.

Zelenskiy will meet with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto as well as the prime ministers of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland, according to statements by the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian governments.

(Reporting by Essi Lehto and Anne Kauranen, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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