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Finland Not Ready for Serious Talk With Russia on Europe Security – Minister

© AP Photo / Wong Maye-ERussia's Deputy Minister of Defense Anatoly Antonov
Russia's Deputy Minister of Defense Anatoly Antonov - Sputnik International
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Finland’s refusal to attend August consultations with Russia on European security signaled its "unpreparedness" for a serious talk, the Russian deputy defense minister said Sunday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Antonov said earlier that Russia wanted to consult Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Sweden and Finland on military actions on border regions, including on how to avoid undesirable incidents in air and at sea with the help of bilateral agreements.

"We consider Finland’s decision to skip August consultations as a proof of its unpreparedness for a serious talk on regional security issues," Anatoly Antonov told the Russian newspaper, Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

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