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Russia to cut electricity to Finland from Saturday
The Alarabiya English reported, citing the AFP, a supplier said on Friday (May 13), Russia will suspend electricity supplies to Finland this weekend. This comes as tensions rise over Helsinki’s NATO bid following the war in Ukraine.
Asubsidiary of Russian state energy holding Inter RAO said in a statement that “We are forced to suspend the electricity import starting from May 14,” RAO Nordic. It added that it had not received payment for volumes sold in May.
The statement added: “RAO Nordic is not able to make payments for the imported electricity from Russia."
“This situation is exceptional and happened for the first time in over 20 years of our trading history,” RAO Nordic said, hoping the situation would “soon” improve and the trade could resume.
First Russian soldier goes on trial in Ukraine for war crimes
On Thursday, Finland’s leaders declared their nation must apply to join NATO “without delay” - a seismic change in policy since Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24.
The Kremlin has warned Russia would “definitely” see Finnish membership as a threat, while the Russian foreign ministry said Moscow would be “forced to take reciprocal steps, military-technical and other, to address the resulting threats.”
Source: alarabiyaenglish
