HELSINKI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th July, 2023) Finland is preparing a response to Russia's decision to withdraw its consent on activities of Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg, President Sauli Niinisto said on Thursday.
"The measures announced by Russia today are a harsh and asymmetric response to Finland's decision to expel (Russian diplomats from Finland). I spoke with the heads of the ruling parties. We are preparing a similar measure. An analogue of the consulate general in St. Petersburg in Finland is the consulate general of Russia in Turku," Niinisto tweeted.
Earlier in the day, Russia declared 9 employees of Finnish diplomatic missions personae non gratae and decided to revoke its consent to the activities of the Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg starting October 1.
