Finland's president praised for being 'ice-cold strong' in meeting with 'explosive' Trump

• Finnish President Sauli Niinisto looked uncomfortable at times during his meeting with Trump on Wednesday.
• But his demeanor during the meeting has earned him plaudits from Finnish media and from US observers.
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HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish media are praising the performance of the Nordic country's president at a meeting with Donald Trump as "ice-cold strong" despite the fact that the US president used large chunks of their joint news conference to talk about the situation with Ukraine that has prompted an impeachment inquiry, leaving his guest sidelined at times.

Thursday's newspapers in Finland marked in unison the calmness of Finnish President Sauli Niinisto at an emotionally charged White House news conference Wednesday. They said he wisely did not interfere with US domestic politics and "Trump's nightmare," as the tabloid Iltalehti put it.

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