Finland's Moscow Embassy has asked Russia to guarantee the diplomatic mission's safety following an incident this week in which people wearing masks threw sledgehammers into the embassy's yard. The incident caused no injures or damage to the building, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said on December 23. But Finland's deputy head of mission had "asked Russia to guarantee the security of staff and of the building, in keeping with the Geneva convention on diplomatic relations," a ministry spokesperson said. To read the original story from Reuters, click here.
Finland Asks Russia To Guarantee Safety Of Moscow Embassy
A video grab from Russian pro-government Telegram channels uploaded on December 20 shows masked men throwing sledgehammers over the fence of Finland's diplomatic mission in Moscow, but they do not reach the building itself.