BALTICCONNECTOR PIPELINE
Pleased that India has trusted Finnish partners such as Nokia to develop 5G: Ville Tavio
Finland’s minister for foreign trade and development, Ville Tavio, who was in New Delhi for a CII conclave, talks about ICT collaboration, trade deals, and the bilateral relationship with India.
China-flagged vessel in Baltics may further rupture Beijing-Europe ties
Tensions between China and Europe have escalated as Finland and Estonia suspect a China-flagged vessel of damaging the Baltic Sea gas pipeline and two telecom cables. The incident disrupted gas supply through the Balticconnector pipeline and affected telecom connections between Estonia, Finland, and Sweden. Finnish and Estonian investigators point to the Chinese-owned vessel, NewNew Polar Bear, as the prime suspect.
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky warns only diplomacy can end war
Speaking on Ukrainian television Saturday, Zelensky said: "There are things that can only be reached at the negotiating table." The war "will be bloody, there will be fighting but will only definitively end through diplomacy". "Discussions between Ukraine and Russia will decidedly take place. Under what format I don't know," he added.
Russia stops Finland gas flows over payments dispute
Gazprom Export has demanded that European countries pay for Russian gas supplies in roubles because of sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but Finland refuses to do so.
Russia to halt gas flows to Finland on Saturday
Gasum has refused to pay Gazprom Export in roubles as Russia has requested European countries to do. "It is highly regrettable that natural gas supplies under our supply contract will now be halted," Gasum CEO Mika Wiljanen said in a statement.
