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Finland says it closely monitors Russia after mobilisation

Finland Russia Vladimir Putin Antti Kaikkonen
FILE PHOTO: Finland's Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen attends a news conference in connection to a Nordic-Baltic Defence Ministers meeting at the P 18 regiment at Tofta on the Island of Gotland, Sweden, on Sept. 02, 2022. Fredrik Sandberg / TT News Agency/via REUTERS

Finland is closely monitoring the situation in neighbouring Russia following President Vladimir Putin's order of military mobilisation, the Nordic country's defence minister said on Wednesday.

"Regarding Finland's surroundings, I can say that the military situation is stable and calm," Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen said. "Our defence forces are well prepared and the situation is closely monitored."

(Reporting by Esi Lehto, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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