With notes, Russia tries to confuse the situation. According to the Russian media, it suggests that many Finns would have Russian sympathies towards the fallen soldiers.
Finland has received a note from the Russian Embassy in Helsinki, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms in an email to .
– In the note, Russia expressed its displeasure about the tank, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs refers to the destroyed Russian tank on display at Kansalaistor.
The Russian tank on display in Helsinki was destroyed as a result of military operations near Kyiv in March 2022.
The armored vehicle is scheduled to be visible to the public in Helsinki until December 7.
Effervescence surrounds the armor
Russian media Ria Novosti said on Wednesday, citing Russian diplomatic sources, that the Russian Embassy in Helsinki sent a note to the Finnish Foreign Ministry.
– The residents of the Finnish capital are fed up with such a cynical campaign, and they bring flowers and candles to the tank to honor the memory of the dead Russian soldiers, according to Ria.
The content of the note prepared by Russian diplomats suggests that many Finns would have Russian sympathies towards the fallen soldiers.
In reality, individual bouquets of flowers have been brought to the Russian armor, which have been quickly cleaned in front of the armor.
The note states that Russia considers the presentation of the armor a mocking incitement of hatred towards Russia.
– We believe that the passivity of the Finnish authorities and the tacit consent to the organization of this rapture will lead to the deterioration of the relations between our countries in the future, Ria’s published message states.
Associations supporting Ukraine brought a Russian T-72 tank destroyed in military operations to Helsinki on November 18.
The purpose of the rapture is to remind Finns of the suffering experienced by Ukrainians.
Russia was also lost to Estonia because of the armor
This is not the first time that Russia uses a similar situation to its advantage.
At the end of October, a Russian radio channel Sputnik claimed that Estonian police had classified activists who opposed the demolition of a Soviet-era tank monument as a threat to national security.
The Estonian police had revoked the gun license of three activists who opposed the demolition of the Soviet tank monument in Narva in 2022, Estonian Public Radio told in October.
A note is a written communication or question from the government
A note is a standard way of communicating information in diplomatic matters. For example, Finland delivered a note to Russia last Thursday regarding the situation on the eastern border.
Usually, a note expresses dissatisfaction with the actions of another state.
In Finland, the sheet music usually evokes associations with the 1961 sheet music crisis. At that time, the Soviet Union proposed negotiations to Finland in a note to improve security “due to the threat of attack” by Western powers.
The note sent by Russia on Wednesday does not cause further measures.
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