Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the country has imposed restrictions on the use of Finnish diplomatic mission accounts. She said this during To inform.
“We confirm that Russia has imposed restrictions on the use of accounts by the Finnish Embassy and the Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg,” said Zakharova.
According to him, this measure is a mutual mirror constraint.
Former President of Finland Sauli Niiniste declarationthat the freezing of the bank accounts of the country’s diplomatic mission in Russia goes beyond similar measures used to restrict the Russian embassy. The politician stressed that the freezing of accounts as a response from the Russian Federation was excessive. Niiniste noted that it is necessary to consider how to ensure the operation of diplomatic missions in Russia under the conditions of obstruction.
17 May Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland statedthat the bank accounts of the country’s representative offices in Russia are frozen and cannot be used. The ministry added that the current situation is quite serious and an investigation has been launched. In addition to the Finnish Embassy in Moscow, St. There is the Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg.