Russian artworks seized by Finnish customs should be returned to the museums that own them, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Thursday.
Finnish customs said on Wednesday it had stopped works of art worth around 42 million euros ($46 million) from being returned to Russia last weekend due to European Union sanctions, and would consult with Brussels on their status as luxury goods.
"They are part of Russian cultural heritage and belong to museums and it should be possible to return them there," Haavisto told an online news conference.
