HELSINKI: Finland on Wednesday summoned Russia\u2019s charge d\u2019affaires for talks, a day after a Russian military aircraft was suspected of violating Finnish airspace, the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n
Finland\u2019s defense ministry said on Tuesday that it believed a Russian military aircraft had violated Finnish airspace off the coast of Porvoo, east of the capital Helsinki.<\/p>\n
The foreign ministry said it would provide more details after the talks.<\/p>\n
The incident came only weeks after a similar incident, which was also followed by a summoning of Russia\u2019s diplomatic representative.<\/p>\n
Finland, which joined NATO in 2023 after Moscow\u2019s fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine a year earlier, shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border with Russia.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn investigation into the alleged violation of airspace was launched immediately,\u201d Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said of Tuesday\u2019s incident, adding that the coast guard would head the inquiry.<\/p>\n
Moscow has repeatedly warned Finland of possible repercussions over its decision to join NATO, amid heightened tensions.<\/p>\n
Hakkanen said in mid-May that Finland was \u201cclosely monitoring and assessing Russia\u2019s activities and intentions.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was commenting after the New York Times published satellite images appearing to show an expansion of Russian military infrastructure near the border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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