Finland to exit landmines treaty and hike defense spending given Russia threat, prime minister says
NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least ...
Putin is open to restoring Russia-Finland ties if Helsinki is, Kremlin says
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin was open to the idea of restoring relations between Finland and ...
The ECHR demanded that Finland justify the closure of the border with Russia
The European Court of Human Rights has demanded that the Finnish authorities substantiate the reasons for the closure of the ...
Why Europe is planning to bring back deadly landmines: Finland points finger at Russia
Finland’s decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty signals a decisive shift in European security policy as growing ...
Finnish government seeks to extend ban on migrants seeking asylum on Russia border
Finland's right-wing government has asked parliament to extend until the end of 2026 a law that allows it to reject asylum ...
Putin begins biggest Russian military call-up in years
President Vladimir Putin has called up 160,000 men aged 18-30, Russia's highest number of conscripts since 2011, as the ...
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Dutch tourists fined for crossing into Russia without permission
The men who crossed the border, born in 1983 and 1968, were sentenced to 35 day fines for a state border crime. The third man ...
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Finland to withdraw from anti-personnel mine ban treaty
Finland's prime minister said Tuesday the country plans to withdraw from the international treaty banning anti-personnel ...
Finland’s president: ‘I just met Donald Trump. Russia is running out of time’
The president of Finland is towering, lean and athletic and holds a doctorate from the London School of Economics. So I am ...