Deminers from the Estonian Rescue Board will be sent to Ukraine to help clear ordinance left in the country by the Russian military, Minister of the Interior Kristian Jaani (Center) said on Friday. Plans are already in place to send a five-man rotating team along with three vehicles, the ministerContinue Reading
Ukrainaa auttaneiden suomalaisten henkilötietoja on julkaistu venäjänkielisessä Telegram-ryhmässä. Osa tiedoista näyttää olevan aitoja, mutta mukana on myös valheellisia väitteitä listan henkilöistä. Venäjä-mielisessä Telegram-ryhmässä on julkaistu lista, jossa väitetään olevan Ukrainan puolella taistelevien kansainvälisten vapaaehtoisten henkilötietoja. Listalla on myös 14 väitetysti suomalaista nimeä. Ylen tietojen mukaan ainakin osa suomalaisten tiedoista onContinue Reading
Skyrocketing energy prices and the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine are encouraging some global leaders to expand hydrocarbon production in the Arctic. If this goes ahead, it would be a disaster. The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on Earth. But even as climate change threatens its uniqueContinue Reading
She took to Twitter to post pictures from Borodyanka, a town near Kyiv. “Today, my visit to Ukraine started in Borodyanka. No words could possibly describe what I saw and felt here,” Simonyte tweeted. The pictures show Simonyte accompanied by her Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal and Ukrainian troops looking atContinue Reading
Latvian Ziedot.lv charity organisation frequently receives verbal attacks from angry Latvian residents for the organisations work in Ukraine, said the manager of Ziedot.lv Rūta Dimanta in an interview to LTV Rīta panorāma. As for the level of cohesion within Latvia’s society in the context of the war in Ukraine, DimantaContinue Reading
Russia’s operation in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions on Russia are impacting businesses in Finland, according to a survey by the Finland Chamber of Commerce. The majority of the companies polled—62 percent—said that the ongoing crisis has hampered their operations. However, only a fifth of respondents expect a decline inContinue Reading
In the latest of a series of interviews on possible Nato membership, the president seemed to suggest that the benefits would outweigh the downsides. President Sauli Niinistö says it is clear that possible Finnish membership in Nato would permanently increase tensions with Russia along the two countries’ border. Interviewed onContinue Reading
Just over a week ago, it remained unclear whether the Saimaa Canal would open, due to possible EU sanctions on Russia. The Saimaa Canal officially re-opens on Monday, although resumption of traffic will depend on ice and weather conditions. Canal authorities announced on Friday that the annual traffic season onContinue Reading
European leaders have agreed to tighten the existing sanctions against Russia after war in Ukraine, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda says, adding, however, that some EU member states are not yet ready to stop imports of Russian resources. “Yes, we have to admit that some countries are not yet ready toContinue Reading
Finland will send additional military equipment to aid Ukraine in its fight against invading Russian troops, the Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö made the decision to send Ukraine more supplies based on a proposal by the government. According to the ministry, details regarding the kindContinue Reading