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Military15h agoFinland studies Ukraine's experience with anti-tank fortifications along border with RussiaFinland is exploring the possibility of building anti-tank obstacles similar to those used in Ukraine to strengthen its defences along the border with Russia.Ukrinform [en]
Military1d agoFinland considers Ukraine - style anti - tank barriers as Russia rearmsbusiness-standard.com · India
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]
Cyber3d agoFinnish court sentences Russian captain to 3.5 years for deliberately damaging Gulf of Finland cablesA Helsinki court sentenced two crew members of the Fitburg, a ship that damaged cables in the Gulf of Finland, to prison, Yle and Reuters reported.Meduza [en]
Conflict3d agoFinland court convicts Russian captain, Azerbaijani crew member over Baltic cable damageShip ​dragged anchor chain and anchor shank ​along seabed for about 130km, court toldIrish Times World
Cyber3d agoFinland jails Russian cargo ship captain over Baltic Sea cable sabotageA Finnish court on Thursday jailed the Russian captain and an Azerbaijani crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg for aggravated sabotage over damage to two subsea ‌telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland last year. Finland on December 31 seized the vessel in the Gulf of Finland while it was en route from Russia to Israel, on suspicion that it had damaged cables running from Helsinki to Estonia. The Helsinki District Court sentenced the captain to three years and six ⁠months in prison and...South China Morning Post
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]