INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Petersburg and expelling nine of its diplomats, calling the move a response to a "confrontational anti-Russian policy" being pursued by
the Finnish Consulate General in St
of the response to the confrontational actions of the Finnish authorities, the Russian side decided to withdraw from Oct
1 its consent to the activities of the Consulate General of Finland in St
operation in Ukraine.The hostilities prompted Finland to break with decades of military non-alignment and apply to join NATO in May 2022,
formally becoming a member in April.
