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Finland warns Xi against North Korea's 'provocation' in Ukraine war
BEIJING – Finnish President Alexander Stubb said he told Chinese President Xi Jinping that North Korean activities with Russia amounted to escalation and provocation in a message on behalf of NATO and the EU during talks in Beijing Tuesday.
Stubb and Xi met as the North Korean foreign minister arrived in Russia, with the Western NATO-South Korea military alliance warning that Pyongyang's troops could soon enter the war in Ukraine on Moscow's side.
The United States estimates that 10,000 North Korean troops have been deployed in eastern Russia.
“My message to the president was that North Korean activity right now, both in terms of arms exports and sending troops to … Russia, is an escalation, an expansion and a provocation. So we had a good discussion about it,” Stubb told reporters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not deny the presence of North Korean troops, while Pyongyang made no comment.
Stubb, who has met with various European leaders in recent weeks, said he delivered coordinated messages to Xi with Finland's allies in NATO and the EU.
“There is some aversion to the idea of NATO having partners like South Korea or, say, Japan,” Stubb said. “If North Korea is facilitating a war on Europe's borders, we must be sure that it is not doing so south of its border.”
Stubb said he believed Sino-North Korean relations “are not very comfortable at the moment” and warned that Xi supporting Russia would have negative implications for relations with the EU.
“The more China supports Russia, the more difficult relations with Europe, and particularly with the European Union, become,” Stubb said.
There is also friction with China over high tariffs imposed by Brussels on Chinese electric vehicles, which are due to be imposed next month for five years. Finland abstained from the vote.
Finland, which shares a 1,340 km border with Russia, joined NATO last year in a policy shift sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The war has strained ties between some Baltic states and China over Beijing's perceived support for Moscow. China has a “no-holds-barred” alliance with Russia, but has also sought to mediate in ending the war in Ukraine.
Xi told Stubb on Tuesday that China welcomes Finland to jointly build “a new model of mutually beneficial cooperation,” according to a Chinese state media statement.
Stubb said he and Xi also discussed their countries' delicate engagement over the possible role of a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship in the damage to the BalticConnector gas pipeline.
As part of an ongoing investigation, Finnish police said the pipeline was likely destroyed by an anchor dragged across it. REUTERS
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