A film crew from the Russia-1 TV channel, which is under EU sanctions, followed Alexander Stubb’s ship by boat.
Journalists of the Russian propaganda state television channel Russia-1 followed by Finnish President Alexander Stubb during his visit to the Åland Islands on Tuesday, August 13th. This was reported by the Finnish media Yle on Wednesday, August 21.
The film crew boat followed President Stubb’s ship.
Russian television crews also filmed the country’s leader in Mariehamni Square, Ilta-Sanomat newspaper wrote.
In the channel report Russia-1 discussed why Helsinki wants to militarize the Åland Islands.
The SUPO Security Police and the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs believe that this is an attempt to influence information on the domestic audience in the Russian Federation.
SUPO said filming in public places is legal in Finland. However, the Rossiya-1 TV channel is on the EU sanctions list.
It was previously reported that the unauthorized entry of a Russian ship into Finnish territorial waters is under investigation.
Source: korrespondent
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