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Finland sees propaganda attack from former master Russia
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Wed Oct 19, 2016 | 10:39am EDT
Finland sees propaganda attack from former master Russia
By Jussi Rosendahl and Tuomas Forsell | HELSINKI
Finland is becoming increasingly worried about what it sees as Russian propaganda against it, including Russian questioning about the legality of its 1917 independence.
The country shares a 1,340 km (833 mile) border and a difficult and bloody history with Russia, of which it was once a part. Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and saber-rattling in the Baltic Sea have raised security concerns in the militarily neutral European Union country.
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He says Finland is facing intensifying media attacks led by Kremlin.
"We believe this aggressive influencing from Russia aims at creating distrust between leaders and citizens, and to have us make decisions harmful to ourselves," he said. "It also aims to make citizens suspicious about the European Union, and to warn Finland over not joining NATO."
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Finland sees propaganda attack from former master Russia
By Jussi Rosendahl and Tuomas Forsell | HELSINKI
Finland is becoming increasingly worried about what it sees as Russian propaganda against it, including Russian questioning about the legality of its 1917 independence.
The country shares a 1,340 km (833 mile) border and a difficult and bloody history with Russia, of which it was once a part. Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and saber-rattling in the Baltic Sea have raised security concerns in the militarily neutral European Union country.
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He says Finland is facing intensifying media attacks led by Kremlin.
"We believe this aggressive influencing from Russia aims at creating distrust between leaders and citizens, and to have us make decisions harmful to ourselves," he said. "It also aims to make citizens suspicious about the European Union, and to warn Finland over not joining NATO."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-finland-russia-informationattacks-idUSKCN12J197
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