HELSINKI - Finland’s foreign minister hinted that Russia may have been involved in last week’s Quran-burning protest that threatens to derail Sweden’s accession to Nato. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mr Paludan’s potential ties to Russia have “been investigated and certain connections in his vicinity have been found,” Finland’s Pekka Haavisto said in an interview on YLE TV1 on Saturday, stopping short of confirming Russian involvement.The episode “raises the question of whether some third party is seeking to stir the pot – for example Russia – or some other party opposing the Nato membership and looking to provoke to achieve that. This is unforgivable,” Mr Haavisto said.
“There are forces both within Sweden and outside who wish to hinder Sweden’s membership in Nato,” Mr Kristersson said.
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