Finland warns of hostile activities by Russia


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  • Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Powerlines are pictured in snowy Espoo, Finland, December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Essi Lehto/File Photo

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland is experiencing suspicious acts of sabotage and disruption and believes Russia is engaged in broad-ranging influence operations against it and other European countries, Finland's Minister of Interior Lulu Ranne said.

NATO and Western intelligence services, including Finland's, have warned that Russia is behind a growing number of hostile activities across the Euro-Atlantic area, ranging from repeated cyber attacks to Moscow-linked arson - all of which Russia denies.

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