Finland will completely close its border with Russia for two weeks after a surge of asylum seekers crossing the frontier, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo announced Tuesday. “This is Russia’s influence activity, and we do not accept that,” Orpo said at a press conference, according to Finnish news outlet Helsingin Sanomat. The two-week border closure...
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Baltic pipeline leak raises winter gas supply fears
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Unexplained damage to the undersea gas pipeline that links Finland to the rest of Europe could leave the country struggling to secure supplies in the run-up to winter — and shows the vulnerability of Europe’s energy infrastructure, analysts and industry bosses say. On Tuesday,...
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Europe swings right — and reshapes the EU
First, it was Italy. Then came Finland and Greece. Spain could be next. Across Europe, governments are shifting right. In some places, far-right leaders are taking power. In others, more traditional center-right parties are allying with the right-wing fringes once considered untouchable. Elsewhere, hard-right parties are securing more parliament seats and regional offices. The Alternative...
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EU countries bordering Russia on alert after mutiny against Moscow
EU countries bordering Russia were on alert Saturday, with some beefing up their border security, after the Wagner paramilitary group seized control of a strategic Russian city and threatened to move on Moscow. The insurrection by the mercenary group came after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin declared war on Moscow’s defense ministry in the early hours...