By US News & World Report and published by MSN News RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin lobbed new threats at Finland and Sweden as Nato prepares to consider their formal applications for membership, saying Russia did not necessarily view their joining the Cold War-era alliance as a direct threat but that it would have to
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Russia threatens to retaliate as Finland seeks Nato membership ‘without delay’
By Reuters, published by Swissinfo.ch Helsinki/ Kharkiv,Ukraine –Finland said on Thursday it would apply to join Nato “without delay”, with Sweden expected to follow, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looked set to bring about the very expansion of the Western military alliance that Vladimir Putin aimed to prevent. The decision by the two Nordic
Read moreThailand demands answers after over 200 berry pickers catch Covid
THAILAND has demanded an explanation from Finnish authorities regarding a series of Covid outbreaks among Thai nationals working as berry pickers in Finland this summer, Yle News said in a report published on Wednesday August 18. More than 200 of the pickers have been diagnosed with Covid since the beginning of August. Meanwhile in
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