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Articles with tag "Finland"

Finland Seizes Tanker Suspected of Damaging Baltic Sea Cable – Yle

The Helsinki district court ordered the indefinite seizure of the vessel, Eagle S, citing potential liability for damage.

NATO to Send 2 Ships to Guard Baltic Sea Infrastructure, Finland Says

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen called Russia’s “shadow fleet” a threat to critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.
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Finland To Keep Russian Border Shut, Extend Contested Law

The government said the border closure and new law have had the desired effect, noting that "instrumentalized migration has ceased for now."
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Swedish Navy Recovers Anchor of Tanker Suspected of Baltic Sea Cable Damage

The oil tanker, which allegedly belongs to Russia's "shadow fleet," is suspected of damaging four underwater telecoms cables and one power cable.
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Baltic Sea Telecoms Cables Repaired After Suspected Sabotage

Experts and politicians have said recent actions targeting vital infrastructure are part of a hybrid war between Russia and Western countries.
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Finland Imposes Travel Ban on Tanker Crew Amid Cable Sabotage Probe

Finnish authorities suspect the Eagle S tanker ship’s anchor damaged the Estlink 2 submarine cable late last month.
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Finnish Police Investigate Role of Foreign Ship After Underwater Cable Damaged

Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation said a probe for “aggravated sabotage” had been opened into the oil tanker Eagle S.
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Finland Moves to Seize Shuttered Stadium From Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs

Helsinki Hall, owned by a company under the control of Gennady Timchenko and Roman Rotenberg, has been closed since 2022.
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Finland Charges Russian Nationalist Fighter With War Crimes Allegedly Committed in Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities have sought Torden’s arrest since 2016, accusing him of helping pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine.
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Moscow Summons Finnish Ambassador Over Property Seizures

A Finnish court ordered the confiscation of $4.25 billion in Russian-owned assets at the request of Ukraine’s national gas provider Naftogaz.
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Finland Seizes Russian Cultural Center in Helsinki After Ukrainian Gas Provider Wins Lawsuit

An arbitration court ordered Moscow to compensate Ukraine’s Naftogaz $5 billion over the loss of assets after the 2014 annexation of Crimea.
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Finland to Place NATO Base Near Russian Border

The base in southeastern Finland will serve as NATO’s new headquarters for the Northern European land command unit.
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opinion Olesia Horiainova

Finland Is Awake to the Russian Threat. Is the Rest of the West?

The sense of security enjoyed by many European countries, especially NATO members, can be misguided and lead to serious consequences.
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Russian Far-Right Group Claims to ‘Reinforce’ Finnish Border With FSB Guards

Rusich said its members “officially entered into cooperation” with the border service of the Federal Security Service in northwestern Russia.
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Finland Adopts Law Restricting Asylum Seekers on Russian Border

The controversial law is aimed at combating an uptick in asylum seekers from Russia, which Helsinki has described as a destabilization ploy by Moscow.
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Finland Says 4 Russian Planes May Have Violated Its Airspace

The incident is believed to have occurred on Monday morning near the city of Loviisa, located less than 90 kilometers east of the capital Helsinki.
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Russia’s Proposal to Redraw Baltic Sea Borders Sparks Concern From Neighbors

Experts said the drafted changes could be used to put pressure on NATO-member countries like Estonia, Finland and Sweden.
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Finland Moves to Restrict Asylum Seekers on Russian Border

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said the proposed law would help manage “instrumentalized” migration and “counter the pressure exerted on Finland...
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Estonia Summons Russian Envoy Over Alleged GPS Jamming

"Russia's hybrid activities that disrupt our normal lives in Estonia and Europe must end," Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said.
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Finland Extends Russian Border Closure Indefinitely

Finland shut its border in response to a surge in migrant crossings that it says was orchestrated by Russia.
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