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Finland prepares response to Russia's security demands, says foreign minister

FILE PHOTO: Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto speaks at the NATO Foreign Ministers summit in Riga, Latvia December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Finland is preparing a response to a letter it received from Russia on Tuesday that asked for security guarantees from OSCE countries, Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto said.

Finland shares a long border and a difficult history with Russia but is not a NATO member.

"This exchange is about the (Russian) thought that the West has added its own security at Russia's expense. Obviously, the West has a completely different view on this," Haavisto told reporters in Helsinki.

(Reporting by Anne Kauranen; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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