Finland accuses Russia of violating its airspace

"The aircraft type is a Mi-17 helicopter and the depth of the suspected violation is about four to five kilometres", a ministry spokesman said.This is the second Russian airspace violation this year, following a previous one in April, both of them coming in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

Experts have warned that Finland and Sweden would likely be subjected to Russian acts of interference as they consider whether to join NATO as a deterrent against aggression from their eastern neighbour. And on Friday, a Russian spy plane also crossed the Swedish border near a naval base in the south of the country.

A large majority of Finnish MPs and the public are in favour of joining the Atlantic Alliance, and Finnish President Sauli Niinsto is to announce his personal stance on the issue on 12 May.

Oooh very scary stuff.....

It's almost like they want the war to spread. Now why would they want that?

That very well could be a made up story to nudge Finns & others towards accepting a suicidal NATO mandate. The EU is engaged in a proxy war after all.

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