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Poroshenko was invited to visit Mannerheim Line by Finnish president Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has reiterated the need for the deployment of a peacekeeping mission in Donbas. 14.05.15 21:11 34 955 539 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian delegation will not participate in PA OSCE session in Helsinki Russian delegation in full decided not to participate in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session, which will take place in Khelsinki on July 5-9. 01.07.15 17:16 26 705 288 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Helicopter violates Finnish airspace from Russian territory An unidentified helicopter violated Finnish airspace from the direction of the Russian border on Thursday morning. 10.12.15 22:44 37 349 188 Incidents

Russia deploys troops on border with Finland after its applications to join NATO, - media Heavy weapons, including missile systems, were spotted in Russia on the border with Finland, hours after the Kremlin warned Helsinki against joining NATO. 12.04.22 18:14 55 540 188 World

Trump, Putin summit kicks off in Helsinki After blaming Washington’s own past "foolishness and stupidity" for the hostile ties between Russia and the U.S., President Donald Trump sat down with Vladimir Putin for a long-awaited summit on Monday saying he wanted good relations with the Russian Federation. 16.07.18 16:55 30 221 157 World

"Stop killing Ukrainians and leave our territory!" - Poroshenko refused to speak to Russian journalists in Helsinki President Petro Poroshenko refused to give an interview to Russian journalists in Helsinki. 24.01.17 20:44 63 210 140 Ukrainian Politics

Zelenskyi receives credentials from five ambassadors. PHOTOS Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has received credentials from the ambassadors of the Republic of Korea, South Africa, Finland, Slovenia, and Germany, the presidential press service has reported. 25.07.19 11:42 5 340 135 Ukrainian Politics

West is tired of supporting Ukraine and increasingly hopes for settlement of conflict, - Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen Western countries are increasingly tired of supporting Ukraine and are increasingly hoping for a settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian war in one form or another. 15.10.24 13:47 17 547 131

There will be nothing left for the EU except imposition of sanctions if Normandy quartet negotiations fail – Finnish prime minister If the negotiations of the Normandy Four fail in Minsk, the EU would be left with sanctions only. 11.02.15 18:44 21 367 130 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia

Russia occupies entire Luhansk region in response to accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO - Shoigu In response to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, Russia intends to occupy the entire territory of Luhansk region and to form new military units in the west of the country. 20.05.22 16:14 42 500 127 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Finland must have real nuclear deterrent - new President Stubb The new President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, after being sworn in today, March 1, said that NATO’s nuclear deterrent should be a realistic option for his country. 01.03.24 21:55 8 299 126 World

Decision is historically wrong, - Zelenskyi on refusal to accept Ukraine to NATO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi considers the refusal to admit Ukraine to NATO "a historically wrong decision". 08.07.22 13:34 12 172 118 Previously in trend: War

Finnish metal band Apocalyptica played Ukraine’s national anthem during its concert. VIDEO Finnish band Apocalyptica played the national anthem of Ukraine during the concert in Kyiv Dec. 1. 03.12.15 10:00 41 125 114 Incidents

"We don't care how many countries to destroy - 28 or 32," - State Duma Deputy Zhuravlyov on accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. VIDEO Russian State Duma deputy Alexei Zhuravlyov said Russia's war with NATO would be nuclear and he did not care how many countries joined the alliance. 19.05.22 11:51 26 316 111 Society

Putin's threats towards Finns disappoint. Russia may not decide who will join NATO, - Vershbow Russia has no right to decide for Finland or Sweden whether these countries may join NATO. 08.07.16 10:46 38 345 107 World

Turkey opposes Finland and Sweden joining NATO as "refuge for terrorist organizations", - Erdogan Turkey does not view the intention of Sweden and Finland to join NATO. Because he considers the Scandinavian countries a refuge for "terrorist organizations". 13.05.22 15:13 20 960 100 World

Turkey has blocked start of talks on Finland and Sweden joining NATO Turkey has blocked NATO's initial decision to process Finland's and Sweden's applications to join the Alliance, calling into question hopes that the two Scandinavian countries will join soon. 18.05.22 17:31 9 011 99 World

Finland became 31st member of NATO Finland became a member of NATO. 04.04.23 15:53 6 281 95 World

President of Finland Niiniste: "Risk of using nuclear weapons is huge" Finnish President Saule Niiniste considers the risk of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine to be huge. 17.09.23 17:37 9 332 94 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

MH17 crash investigators held covert missile tests in Finland Dutch-based international Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the crash of the Malaysian Boeing 777 in Donbas secretly held test launches in Finland. 27.09.16 23:58 89 775 92 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Finland and Sweden joining NATO will not bring security to Europe, - Peskov Russian President Dmitry Peskov's spokesman said Sweden and Finland's intentions to join NATO would not bring security to the European region. 11.04.22 13:52 24 915 85 World

Finland's accession to NATO will be quick, - Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Finland's membership will strengthen both the alliance and the country itself. 12.05.22 14:52 6 419 84 World

Russian imperialism must be answered by force, - the speaker of the Finnish parliament Jussi Halla-aho spoke in perfect Ukrainian in the Rada. VIDEO On the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, a special meeting of the Verkhovna Rada was attended by speakers of the parliaments of Belgium, Ireland, Finland, the Czech Republic, Poland and Estonia. Finnish Speaker Jussi Halla-Aho gave his speech in perfect Ukrainian. 26.11.23 11:54 14 494 80 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Finland has declared its readiness to go to war with Russia Finland has been preparing for a possible Russian attack for decades. So the country is ready to fight if that happens. 22.06.22 15:15 23 906 80 Previously in trend: War

Russian, US leaders reached no agreements on Ukraine in Helsinki, Envoy Volker says U.S. President Donald Trump did not reach any agreements on Ukraine during last week's two-hour private meeting with his Russian counterpart in Helsinki, Finland. 25.07.18 11:18 3 326 80 World

Eight countries at UN condemn Russia's aggression against Ukraine Eight Nordic and Baltic states strongly support Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. 21.02.20 11:23 5 501 78 Ukrainian Politics

Erdogan strongly opposes Sweden's and Finland's accession to NATO Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said he will "say no" to Sweden's and Finland's NATO membership. 19.05.22 18:22 14 117 78 World

Zakharova threatens Sweden and Finland because of possibility of joining NATO: Negative consequences are obvious The Russian side claims that the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO could have negative consequences. In particular, to instability in northern Europe. 15.04.22 14:36 24 598 77 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine will have to make territorial compromises to end war, - Finnish President Stubb President of Finland Alexander Stubb believes that Ukraine may have to make territorial concessions to end the war. 29.04.25 17:17 6 731 107 Previously in trend: Territorial concessions

Putin will not accept any defeat in Ukraine, - President of Finland Niinisto Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto has warned of a dangerous moment in the war in Ukraine, as Russian president Vladimir Putin has invested too many resources in an invasion that has turned against him. 26.09.22 10:12 16 755 72 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia has again threatened Finland with joining NATO The Russian Foreign Ministry has again threatened Finland with NATO membership. Russia has said that the country is waiting for a "surprise" in response to accession. 18.05.22 19:07 17 886 71 World

Putin threatens "response" to NATO's military infrastructure expansion in Alliance territories The expansion of NATO's military infrastructure in the territories of the member states will provoke a response from Russia. 16.05.22 15:40 18 517 71 Previously in trend: War

Finland is not afraid of Russian invasion, we are well prepared – Prime Minister Orpo Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that his country is not afraid of a Russian invasion. 19.01.24 18:21 5 293 70 Previously in trend: War

If Ukraine was in NATO, there would be no war, - Finnish Prime Minister Marin Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin believes that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if it were a NATO member. 17.01.23 22:14 4 746 69 Previously in trend: War

Turkey will support Finland's and Sweden's membership in NATO at Madrid summit. VIDEO Turkey will support the invitation of Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO. 28.06.22 21:46 9 630 67 World

Finland declines Turkey's demand to extradite Kurds made by Ankara for Helsinki's accession to NATO Finnish officials have declined to extradite Kurds that Turkey considers terrorists. 11.06.22 19:56 8 847 65 World

Russia threatening Baltics with nuclear weapons through NATO enlargement If Sweden and Finland join NATO, Russia could withdraw nuclear weapons from the Baltic. In particular, ships with appropriate missiles. 14.04.22 13:40 23 528 63 World

Finland will not join NATO without Sweden, - Niiniste Finland does not plan to join NATO separately from Sweden if problems with Turkey slow down the accession of a neighboring country. 12.06.22 18:38 8 523 63 World

President of Finland doubts efficiency of anti-Russian sanctions President of Finland Sauli Niinistö expressed doubt about the efficiency of sanctions against Russia. 13.09.19 15:00 2 942 59 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Putin miscalculated in Ukraine, like Stalin in his attack on Finland, - Finnish President Niinistö Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, when invading Ukraine, miscalculated in exactly same way as Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin when attacking Finland in 1939. 01.01.23 22:09 8 275 59 Previously in trend: War

In Finland, candidate Devyatkin, who refused to condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, was excluded from election In Finland, Ivan Devyatkin, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), was excluded from the list of candidates in the municipal elections in Lappeenranta. He refused to condemn Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 02.12.24 22:49 9 575 57 Previously in trend: War

In Finland, they showed test version of fence on border with Russia. PHOTOS The border guard of Finland has shown what a test version of the fence that will be erected on the Finnish-Russian border looks like. 30.05.23 15:27 11 347 53 World

Finland increased its patrols in the Baltic Sea due to the Russian Federation Navy activity The Finland Navy activity significantly increased due to the Russian Navy presence in the Baltic Sea. 22.12.14 21:21 8 630 51 Incidents

Zelenskyi, Finland’s president discuss escalation in eastern Ukraine President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has held a telephone conversation with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, the Ukrainian president’s press service reports. 15.04.21 15:55 1 709 50 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Finland to close Lenin Museum, which has been operating since 1946. PHOTOS The Lenin Museum, which has been operating in the Finnish city of Tampere since 1946, will be closed. The exhibits will be dismantled. 23.04.24 16:55 6 079 48 Photo News

War in Ukraine has shown that Europe is "not strong enough" - Finnish Prime Minister Marin Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin believes that Vladimir Putin’s invasion and occupation of part of Ukraine revealed both European weaknesses and strategic mistakes in relations with Russia. 02.12.22 12:23 2 890 46 Previously in trend: War

Finland allowed Ukraine to use its weapons for strikes on Russian territory Finland does not restrict the use of the weapons transferred to Ukraine - they can be used to attack targets located in the territory of the Russian Federation. 29.02.24 06:34 16 461 44 War in Ukraine

Finland cancelled meeting of Joulupukki and Santa Claus at border due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine Finnish Joulupukki and Russian Santa Claus no longer meet on Finland’s eastern border because of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. 23.12.22 20:30 4 474 43 Previously in trend: War