Finnish ambassador talks Russian invasion, need to keep communications line open

Finnish Ambassador Roy Eriksson says Russia's invasion of Ukraine has changed the mood for Finns, as they don't want to be alone in the world and possible face a Russian attack.
Finnish Ambassador Roy Eriksson says Finland will face the most danger from Russian threats between when it officially announces it wants to join NATO, and when it actually joins the defence alliance.
With Moscow’s bombardment of Ukraine and allegations of war crimes, Canada and the West are seen to have relinquished their long-held engagement policies on Russia, as has Finland, which is on the doorstep of dropping its historic position of neutrality and applying to join NATO. But there's stil...

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