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Finland Sees No Increase in Tension With Russia Over NATO Integration

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Sunday that there is no increase in tension in Finnish-Russian relations amid Finland’s accession to NATO.
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Helsinki believes that the Russian side could be provoked by the deployment of new weapons in Finland or the emergence of defense planning that Moscow may perceive as a threat, Haavisto told CNN.
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Our understanding is that right now Moscow is very concentrated on Ukraine, Haavisto added.
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