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The Hindu
26-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Finland summons Russian ambassador over suspected airspace violation
Finland's foreign ministry said on Monday (May 26, 2025) it had summoned Russia's Helsinki ambassador over a suspected violation of Finnish airspace that took place last week. NATO member Finland on Friday said it believed two Russian military aircraft entered its airspace off the coast of Porvoo in the southern part of the Nordic country, and that the Finnish Border Guard was investigating the incident. "The ambassador was told that Finland takes the suspected territorial violation seriously," the Finnish foreign ministry said in a statement to Reuters. The ambassador had indicated he would pass on the message, the ministry said without elaborating. Russia's embassy in Helsinki did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, with the NATO alliance boosting its presence in the area with frigates, aircraft and naval drones.
Straits Times
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Finland summons Russian ambassador over suspected airspace violation
HELSINKI - Finland's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned Russia's Helsinki ambassador over a suspected violation of Finnish airspace that took place last week. NATO member Finland on Friday said it believed two Russian military aircraft entered its airspace off the coast of Porvoo in the southern part of the Nordic country, and that the Finnish Border Guard was investigating the incident. "The ambassador was told that Finland takes the suspected territorial violation seriously," the Finnish foreign ministry said in a statement to Reuters. The ambassador had indicated he would pass on the message, the ministry said without elaborating. Russia's embassy in Helsinki did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, with the NATO alliance boosting its presence in the area with frigates, aircraft and naval drones. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Finland says two Russian military aircraft suspected of violating its airspace
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Two Russian military aircraft are suspected of having violated Finnish airspace on Friday, Finland's defence ministry said in a statement. The incident occurred off the coast of Porvoo in southern Finland, the ministry added. "We take the suspected territorial violation seriously and an investigation is ongoing," Minister of Defence Antti Hakkanen said in the statement. The Finnish Border Guard is investigating the incident and will provide more detailed information at a later time, he added.
Straits Times
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Finland says two Russian military aircraft suspected of violating its airspace
Finland says two Russian military aircraft suspected of violating its airspace HELSINKI - Two Russian military aircraft are suspected of having violated Finnish airspace on Friday, Finland's defence ministry said in a statement. The incident occurred off the coast of Porvoo in southern Finland, the ministry added. "We take the suspected territorial violation seriously and an investigation is ongoing," Minister of Defence Antti Hakkanen said in the statement. The Finnish Border Guard is investigating the incident and will provide more detailed information at a later time, he added. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Finland says two Russian military aircraft suspected of violating its airspace
Two Russian military aircraft are suspected of having violated Finnish airspace on Friday, Finland's defence ministry said in a statement. The incident occurred off the coast of Porvoo in southern Finland, the ministry added. 'We take the suspected territorial violation seriously and an investigation is ongoing,' Minister of Defence Antti Hakkanen said in the statement. The Finnish Border Guard is investigating the incident and will provide more detailed information at a later time, he added.
