Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrive to discuss the Ukrainian peace process at the German federal Chancellery on October 19, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, known as the Normandy Four, met in Berlin to discuss implementation of the peace plan known as the Minsk Protocol, a roadmap for resolving the conflict in Ukraine after Russian forces invaded in 2014 and annexed the peninsula of Crimea. The United States has threatened renewed sanctions on Russia if the country did not either implement the plan in the coming months or arrive at a plan on how to do so.

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Russia suspends power supply to Finland

By Sahan Rathanasekara

May 14, 2022

Russia has decided to cut off power to Finland from today (14).

According to Western media reports, Russia has decided to suspend the supply of electricity to Finland, claiming that they have not been paid properly.

Responding to Russia’s decision, Finland said Russia was supplying a very small percentage of their electricity to the country and would use alternative sources to meet that demand.

Meanwhile, Finland announced last Thursday that it plans to join NATO and with this, Russia announced that they would take steps to respond.

However, Russian media reported that there was no connection between suspending power supply and Finland’s decision to join NATO.

Finland shares 1,300 km of border with Russia and has previously withdrawn from NATO to avoid a dispute with their neighbor. However, public support for NATO membership has increased since Russia invaded Ukraine.