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Russia to stop gas supply to Finland after electricity cut
Helsinki: Finland’s state-owned gas company Gasum has announced that imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Finland from Russia’s Gazprom Export would end on Saturday morning. Gazprom Export has informed Gasum that natural…
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Erdogan says Turkey will OPPOSE Finland and Sweden’s NATO bid
Ankara: Turkey would say “no” to Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership bid, as the country would not make the same “mistake” again, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “We told our relevant…
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Turkey blocked start of NATO talks on Sweden, Finland accession – Reports
Moscow: Turkey has blocked the start of consideration of the application for accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the Financial Times reported citing an informed source. NATO ambassadors met on Wednesday…
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Finland, Sweden made a grave mistake: Russian Minister
Moscow: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Finland and Sweden have “made a grave mistake” with their intentions to join the NATO military alliance. He stressed that Russia would not…
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Finland’s ruling party backs NATO application
Helsinki: Finland’s ruling Social Democratic Party has endorsed the plan for making the country a member of the NATO military alliance. The endorsement was made on Saturday by the Party Council, the…
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Finland joining NATO would be a ‘mistake’, says Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his Finnish counterpart that joining NATO and abandoning Finland’s neutral status would be a “mistake”, the media reported. He told Sauli Niinisto there was no threat…
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Erdogan says Turkey doesn’t support Finland, Sweden joining NATO
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he does not have a positive opinion on the idea of Finland and Sweden joining the NATO military alliance. “We are currently following the…
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Electricity prices in Finland hit record high in 2021
Helsinki: Wholesale electricity prices in Finland hit a record high in 2021 as power consumption returned to pre-pandemic levels, the national broadcaster Yle reported. According to sector organisation Finnish Energy, in 2021…