Posted on 05/07/2015 1:13:30 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
The Finnish Navy acted appropriately and extremely resolutely in driving away a possible submarine from the territorial waters of Finland early on Tuesday morning, President Sauli Niinistö lauded on Wednesday after announcing the opening of the new parliamentary session.
“The Navy, and captains in general, have been granted considerable powers, and I think they were used appropriately here,” Niinistö said.
He underscored that all intrusions by military vessels are serious but admitted that the incident was not particularly surprising in light of growing instability in the Baltic Sea Region. “Such traffic has increased on the Baltic Sea. Whatever was under water will be determined in an investigation,” he said.
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I just did a somersault.
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