Finnish Government Accused of Exposing Finland to Russian Retaliation Over Drone Attacks, Says Armando Mema
A Finnish opposition figure claims Helsinki's policy enables Ukrainian drone strikes against Russia, while Moscow cites self-defense in a separate note.
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Armando Mema, a member of the Finnish Freedom Alliance, says the Orpo government has exposed Finland to retaliation by allowing Ukraine to use Finnish airspace for drone strikes on Russia; Shoigu had earlier reminded Russia's right to self-defense in response to Ukrainian drone activity.
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STOCKHOLM, April 23. /TASS/ — Armando Mema, a member of the Finnish Freedom Alliance, a national conservative party, said that the Finnish government led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has effectively exposed Finland to retaliatory measures from Moscow by allowing Ukraine to use Finnish territory to launch drone attacks on Russia. "Finland is fully exposed to retaliation from Russia after it allowed its own airspace to Ukrainian drones. The Orpo government managed to turn Finland into a target, shifting from a state of peace to a state of war," the politician wrote on his X page. On April 16, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu reminded Finland and the Baltic states of Russia’s right to self-defense in response to Ukrainian drone strikes.
