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Toimittaja/journalist (STT - Finnish News Agency), ulkomaat&turpo/foreign&secpol. Occasionally also in English. RT = I agree/disagree/just wonder.

Tuusula/Helsinki
Joined March 2012
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Jos Venäjä jatkaa hyökkäyssotaansa, ei venäläisurheilijoilla ole ensi vuonna Suomeen asiaa. Aion edistää tarvittavia toimia tulevina päivinä. Lokakuun ulkoasiainneuvostossa kirjelmöin EU-kollegoille, että rajoittaisimme venäläisurheilijoiden pääsyä koko Schengen-alueelle. Komissio on työn päällä.
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Unusual alert from U.S. embassy in Moscow warning it has information about the threat of a potential "mass casualty" event at the city's Tsaritsyno park. Last time I remember this kind of specific alert it was before the Crocus City concert hall ISIS-linked attack in 2024.
Предупреждение о безопасности: угроза музею-заповеднику «Царицыно» в Москве (31 октября 2026 г.) Посольству США в Москве стало известно о достоверной угрозе совершения события, которое может повлечь массовые жертвы СЕГОДНЯ, 31 октября, на территории музея-заповедника «Царицыно» в Москве по адресу: улица Дольская, д. 1, Москва, Россия, 115569. Правительство США координирует меры реагирования с соответствующими органами власти Российской Федерации. Рекомендуемые меры: • Избегайте посещения музея-заповедника «Царицыно» СЕГОДНЯ, 31 октября 2026 г. Не приближайтесь к указанному району, сохраняйте бдительность и избегайте мест массового скопления людей. • Следите за окружающей обстановкой. • Пересмотрите свой личный план обеспечения безопасности. • Держите мобильный телефон заряженным на случай чрезвычайной ситуации. • Имейте при себе документы, удостоверяющие личность. • Следите за сообщениями местных СМИ в целях получения дополнительной информации. • Зарегистрируйтесь в программе Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP ) step.state.gov/step/ для получения уведомлений по вопросам здравоохранения и безопасности. Помощь: Посольство США в Москве, Россия +7 495 728-5577 [email protected] Веб-страница Посольства США в Москве ru.usembassy.gov/ Государственный департамент - Бюро по консульским вопросам (+001) 888-407-4747 или (+001) 202-501-4444 Информация о Российской Федерации (Country Information) Подписывайтесь на нас в Facebook facebook.com/travelgov и Twitter teapaw.org/travelgov Государственный департамент - Бюро по консульским вопросам 1-888-407-4747 или 1-202-501-4444
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"Maailman järjestyksen kannalta urheilu on täysin mitätön asia ja sitä pitää kohdella sellaisena. Koska Venäjä ei välitä vähääkään ukrainalaisten ihmisoikeuksista, miksi kenenkään muun pitäisi välittää Venäjän tai venäläisten oikeuksista urheilussa?"🎯 hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000012378…
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Niilo Simojoki 🇫🇮🇪🇺🇺🇦 @nsimojoki.bsky.social retweeted
Pope Leo XIV has voted in the midterm elections of the United States, expressing his “belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes.” The Holy See Press Office announced on Friday that Pope Leo XIV, an American citizen, "has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, whenever he was eligible to do so." The Press Office confirmed that, “in keeping with this long-standing practice of civic participation, he has submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago.” “The Holy Father has also confirmed that, during his years of residence in Peru he exercised his right to vote whenever he was eligible to do so,” noted the statement.
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A boy wearing a Russian military uniform taking a treat from the Trump family at the White House Halloween reception
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Trump tried to stop Ukraine from striking Russian refineries without offering anything in exchange. Fortunately, the strikes have now resumed
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Avaruussuorituskyvyn kehittäminen etenee: Avaruusoperaatiokeskus perustetaan Ilmavoimien esikunnan yhteyteen. Suomen avaruuspuolustuksen kansallisena keskitettynä johtoelementtinä toimiva Avaruusoperaatiokeskus aloittaa toimintansa 1.1.2027. Lue lisää: ilmavoimat.fi/-/avaruusopera…
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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV has requested a mail-in ballot for the U.S. midterm elections, potentially becoming the first pope in 2,000 years to vote in a secular election.
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Ukrainian forces on a large strike on Marinovka military airfield have destroyed two Russia SU-34 medium range bombing aircraft.
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Jahas, aprillipäivästä alkaen sitten kai työmarkkinoiden käytettävissä. Mutta sitä ennen katsotaan tämä noin 30 vuoden STT-keikka loppuun ja kirjoitetaan kohtuullisen monta juttua. share.google/lEdnkSjuWZoWowL…
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Venäjä on terroristivaltio.
Shriek louder… maybe someone will finally hear you…. This is the state most people in Ukraine are living in. Losing loved ones happens here every day-some perish right before your eyes, while others learn of the death of their family members later... This morning alone, russia killed at least 17 people in various cities across Ukraine: * Dnipro 13 dead and 10 wounded; * Chernihiv 2 dead and 11 wounded; * Kremenchuk 2 dead. Our world is becoming increasingly cruel, life within Ukraine itself is growing harder, and the line between what is normal and abnormal is steadily blurring.
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Suomen Tietotoimiston (STT) uutis- ja kuvatoimistotoiminta päättyy maaliskuun lopussa. Henkilöstöä koskevat muutosneuvottelut loppuivat keskiviikkona, ja ne johtavat 89 henkilön työtehtävän päättymiseen.
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Haiskahtaa kovasti info-operaatiolta.
DOCUMENTING OLESHKY Four American journalists from Newsmax will be on the ground in Oleshky, embedded with Russian and Ukrainian humanitarian leaders. Serving as neutral observers, they will independently record and permanently document this historic humanitarian mission.
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Please read my article on the political spectacle staged by the Kremlin in Oleshky. Many thanks to @TheAtlantic and @anneapplebaum for their support of Ukraine and the Kherson region at this critical moment.
Get ready for the unfolding of a Russian propaganda operation, carried out with the aid of the White House, in the battered town of Oleshky. From @ZarinaZabrisky, who has been reporting from Kherson, just across the river, since 2023 theatlantic.com/internationa…
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Tämähän antaa ihan myönteisen kuvan puhelusta: ei mitään mielistelyjä tai myönnytyksiä Stubbin & Stören taholta.
🚨 Just as expected. The Kremlin is literally spitting in the faces of the leaders of Norway and Finland after their call with Putin “Apparently, nothing new was said. This only shows the Europeans’ desire to force their way into the negotiation process,” Lavrov said. The Russian foreign minister mockingly added that Europe has no chance of getting a seat at the negotiating table — because the EU “consistently condemns Russia and demands an end to the aggression, completely ignoring how it all began.” That last part was particularly amusing. And how exactly did it all begin, I wonder?
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Jälleen paha junaturma Espanjassa, ainakin 39 kuollutta.
Replying to @El_Plural
🔴La cifra de muertos se eleva a los 39 Emergencias de Castilla-La Mancha eleva el número de fallecidos hasta los 39 de muertos. elplural.com/politica/espana…
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🤣🤣 Starting from "the president of Norway"🤣🤣
Of all the things that never happened this never happened the most!
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