Vladimir Putin looks on during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, May 9.

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during the Victory Day military parade marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 9, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The two countries said their presidents spoke on the phone, two days after the Finnish government officially endorsed the idea that Finland should join NATO.

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