Finnish FM slams Russian disinformation campaigns against Baltics

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/52419225

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (NCP) has condemned Russia's disinformation campaigns against the Baltic countries.

Russia’s unfounded accusations against Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia form part of a broader disinformation campaign, Valtonen wrote in a post on X.

In recent days, Moscow has accused the Baltic states of allowing their airspace to be used for drone strikes against Russia.

The Ukrainian foreign ministry has flatly denied such allegations.

"We reiterate that — contrary to Russian propaganda claims — neither Estonia, nor Latvia, Lithuania, or Finland have ever allowed to use their airspace for strikes against Russia. Furthermore, Ukraine has never requested such a use," Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi [said]. ...

Valtonen said that Finland stands in solidarity with all countries subjected to Russian intimidation and disinformation.

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In a related report, The presidents of the three Baltic states issued a joint statement strongly condemning border violations by aircraft arriving from Russia and Belarus, as well as Russia's disinformation campaign.

Alar Karis, Edgars Rinkēvičs and Gitanas Nausėda discussed recent violations of Baltic airspace in which unmanned aerial vehicles arriving from the direction of Russia and Belarus crossed into the Baltic states, also violating NATO's eastern flank and the European Union's external border.

"We strongly condemn such violations and categorically reject the ongoing disinformation campaign by the Russian Federation against our countries. As responsible NATO Allies, the Baltic States have never allowed their territories and airspace to be used for drone attacks against targets in Russia."

"We also reject and utterly condemn the threats expressed by Russia against Latvia during the UN Security Council meeting on May 19," the three presidents said in the joint statement.