Source link The West must keep sending weapons to Kiev rather than seek compromise with Russia, President Alexander Stubb argues Negotiating an acceptable peace with Russia regarding Ukraine is unlikely, so the Western nations must keep providing Kiev with weaponry, Finnish President Alexander Stubb argued during an interview with CNN on Sunday. Helsinki used to […]
Source link The three victims and the suspect are reportedly 12 years old, according to local media A school shooting near the Finnish capital Helsinki has left three students injured, according to local media. The suspect and the victims are all reportedly 12 years old. The incident happened on Tuesday morning at a lower secondary […]
Source link Three escapees, including two men of conscription age, have been suspended from further performances Three ballet troupe members from Ukraine’s Lviv Opera have failed to return to their home country after their tour in northern Europe, the theatre’s press service has reported. The principal ballet dancer, Andrey Mikhalikha, along with his wife – […]
Source link Helsinki refuses to discuss alleged threats coming from the Russian side of the border, the Foreign Ministry has said Finland’s refusal to reopen its borders with Russia is exclusively political in nature; this is proven by the fact that Helsinki refuses to discuss the issue with Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova […]
Source link Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has called it important that the border remain “calm” Finland is reportedly planning to extend the closure of its border with Russia for at least another month, according to Finnish media outlets citing sources within the country’s government. The current decision to suspend the operation of border crossing points […]
Source link Helsinki has not had any “trouble” with Moscow for years but now it will, the Russian president has said Russia will create a new military district to reinforce its positions near Finland in response to the latter’s decision to join NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced. Putin made the remarks in an […]
Source link Lee Harvey Oswald spent several days in Helsinki in 1959 before his defection to the Soviet Union The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (SUPO) has declassified a 60-year-old file detailing Lee Harvey Oswald’s mysterious visit to Helsinki in advance of his defection to the Soviet Union, just over four years before he assassinated US […]
Source link Helsinki wants to support Kiev “even more strongly” in its conflict with Russia, Antti Hakkanen said Finland is going to produce artillery shells for Ukraine because arming Kiev for its conflict with Russia is a “vital issue” for Helsinki, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen has said. He told Iltalehti newspaper on Tuesday that […]
Source link Russia should pick a new name for the Gulf of Finland, a member of the State Duma said on Wednesday, citing tensions with the neighboring state. Oleg Nilov, an MP from the left-wing ‘A Just Russia – For Truth’ party, blasted the “provocations coming from formerly neutral Finland,” accusing the Nordic neighbor of […]
Source link The Nigerian government alleges that Simon Ekpa has been inciting violence in the country’s southeastern regions The head of Nigeria’s armed forces, General Christopher Musa, has accused Finland of protecting Simon Ekpa, the leader of a separatist group whose actions Abuja claims are exacerbating security problems in the country’s troubled southeastern part. Ekpa, […]