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Russia Today
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
EU state's capital elects mayor with Russian roots
Daniel Sazonov, the son of Russian immigrants, has been elected the next mayor of Helsinki, according to the Finnish national broadcaster Yle, which cited the results of the municipal election on Monday. Although both the conservative National Coalition Party and their main rivals, the Social Democrats, secured 21 seats each on the city council, the conservatives will appoint the new mayor after winning a larger share of the popular vote. Born in Helsinki in 1993, Sazonov holds a law degree. According to his personal website, his parents are Ingrian Finns who emigrated from Russia. The historical region of Ingria spans from Lake Ladoga to the Karelian Isthmus, encompassing the area around present-day St. Petersburg. Sazonov became a Finnish citizen at the age of nine. He was first elected to the Helsinki City Council in 2017 and was appointed deputy mayor for social affairs and health in 2021. Read more Finland risks becoming a 'battlefield' against Russia – former EU adviser According to Yle, Sazonov previously wrote columns for the now-defunct Russian-language newspaper Spektr and its successor, Finskaya Gazeta . He reportedly severed ties with the publication in 2022 due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. 'I don't want to have any dealings with parties that support Russia's position … In light of the current information, writing for the newspaper was a mistake,' he wrote on X in February. 'I haven't been to Russia in years and have no ties there,' he added. During the Cold War, Finland maintained relatively friendly relations with the Soviet Union. The close ties continued for decades after the collapse of the Socialist Bloc. Since 2022, however, Finland has imposed multiple rounds of sanctions on Moscow. In 2023, the Nordic country abandoned its long-standing policy of non-alignment and officially joined NATO.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kyiv denies reports of alleged failed Russian Oreshnik missile launch at Ukraine
Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security on Feb. 7 refuted media reports of Russia's alleged failed launch of its new intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, at Ukraine. The statement came after Forbes, citing Ukrainian soldier and blogger Kyrylo Sazonov, wrote that the Russia has launched another Oreshnik missile on Feb. 6 "apparently targeting Kyiv." Sazonov claimed that the missile "didn't fly far" and exploded in Russia. "The article in the U.S. media is based only on Sazonov's assumptions, not on actual data," the statement, published by the center that operates under Ukraine's Culture and Information Ministry, read. Neither Ukraine nor Russia has officially reported the launch of Oreshnik. Russia launched the Oreshnik against Ukraine once following Kyiv's first successful use of U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles on a military target in Russia last November. Moscow later acknowledged additional ATACMS strikes on targets in Kursk and Bryansk oblasts. The missile, launched at Dnipro, was described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a response to Ukraine's use of American and British weapons to strike deeper into Russia. While Putin has announced plans for mass production of the Oreshnik, a U.S. official told The Kyiv Independent that Russia likely possesses only a small number of these experimental missiles. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said that only a few air defense systems can repel the Oreshnik, and Ukraine does not yet possess these capabilities. Read also: 'Don't overreact' — Oreshnik missile isn't as new as Russia claims, experts say We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
