Finland is ready to receive refugees from Ukraine, PM says
Both Marin and Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto have strongly condemned Russia’s attack
FILE PHOTO: Finland's flag flutters in Helsinki, Finland, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
Finland is prepared to receive refugees from Ukraine, the country's prime minister Sanna Marin has said.
"[Finland's] ministry of interior for its part is preparing to receive refugees from Ukraine," she said, reports Al Jazeera.
Both Marin and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto have strongly condemned Russia's attack.
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"Despite prior warnings this morning has come as a shock for all of us and our deepest feelings are with Ukrainian people," Niinisto said.
