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Politics1d agoFinland moves to restrict entry for Russian athletes before Helsinki NHL gamesFinland’s Foreign Ministry is preparing further entry restrictions for Russian citizens, including professional athletes, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said.Meduza [en]
Politics2d agoSource tells Vlast newsletter that Putin welcomed late-October call from Finland’s president and Norway’s prime minister as a possible start of substantive talks with EuropeMoscow “welcomed” a call to Vladimir Putin from Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, journalist Farida Rustamova reported in her newsletter Vlast. According to sources in the Kremlin, the call could mark the start of substantive talks with Europe.Meduza [en]
Politics3d agoFinland court jails captain and crew member over Baltic cable sabotageDW News [en]
Politics5d agoSweden, Finland, and three other countries say they’ll boycott hockey games against Russia after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reinstates the Russian teamSeveral Northern European hockey federations have said their national teams will refuse to play Russia in international tournaments.Meduza [en]
Politics6d agoFinland and Norway’s call to Putin tests European unity over RussiaWhen Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store called Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 27, they took an unusual diplomatic step at a time when direct high-level contact between European governments and Moscow has been limited. The call, initiated by the two Nordic leaders ahead of renewed peace negotiations, also drew criticism from Denmark over the lack of broader European coordination. The call did not signal a change in Finland or Norway’s...South China Morning Post
Politics6d agoRussian athletes have no place in Finland if Moscow continues war, Foreign Minister saysFinnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen has said that Russian athletes will have no place in Finland next year if their country continues its war against Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]