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Finland hints at Russian involvement in Quran burning in Sweden

Finland hints at Russian involvement in Quran burning in Sweden

 


HELSINKI — Finland’s foreign minister has hinted that Russia may have been involved in last week’s Koran-burning protest that threatens to derail Sweden’s NATO membership.

Mr. Rasmus Paludan, a far-right activist with dual Danish and Swedish nationality, burned the holy book of Islam in central Stockholm, leading Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to rule out support for the Sweden’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Mr. Paludans’ potential links with Russia have been investigated and some links in his neighborhood have been discovered, Finn Pekka Haavisto said in an interview on YLE TV1 on Saturday, without confirming Russian involvement.

The Russian Foreign Ministry did not respond to Mr. Haavistos’ remarks.

The episode raises the question of whether a third party is seeking to stir the pot, e.g. Russia or another party opposed to NATO membership and seeks to provoke to achieve this. This is unforgivable, Mr. Haavisto said.

The Swedish government has not publicly commented on any link between Mr Paludan and Russia, but Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson this week noted forces that may want to keep the nation out of the military alliance.

There are forces both inside and outside Sweden that wish to obstruct Sweden’s NATO membership, Kristersson said.

It is in this context that we must see the provocateurs who wish to worsen Sweden’s relations with other countries.

Swedish media reported that Mr Paludans’ permission for the protest was paid for by Mr Chang Frick, a journalist and activist who also worked as a freelancer for Ruptly, an affiliate of Russian state media RT.

Mr Frick denied any connection to the Russian state.

Mr Paludan told a right-wing populist news site before the event that his aim was to promote freedom of expression.

He was convicted of racism and defamation in Denmark and made a name for himself with a number of provocative Koran burnings, which last year sparked protests and riots in Swedish suburbs where many inhabitants are Muslims.

Turkish elections

Turkey and Hungary are the only two of the 30 NATO members that have not yet ratified the candidacies of Finland and Sweden.

Mr Erdogan’s comments cast doubt on Sweden’s prospects of joining the alliance.

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