Finnish FM Elina Valtonen says Helsinki doesn’t expect Moscow to attack, but still seeks to maintain a strong defensive posture Russia poses no imminent military threat to Finland, the Nordic country’s foreign minister, Elina Valtonen, has said. The diplomat, however, insisted that Helsinki’s decision to join NATO in 2022 was justified, accusing Moscow of using…
Japanese energy company SODECO has decided to retain its 30% stake in the new entity that will manage the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia’s Far East, Japan’s Economy and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura announced on Friday.
Anna Smirnova has been subjected to online attacks after Ukrainian Olha Kharlan refused to shake her hand after their fencing match A Russian fencer competing at the Fencing World Championships in Milan, Italy, as a neutral athlete has been inundated with online threats after her Ukrainian opponent was disqualified from the tourney for refusing to…