Finland detects strike on Russian warship in Baltic
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera
The Finnish military says it detected a strike against a Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland, in the Baltic Sea. Ukraine’s security service claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Finnish broadcaster Yle, while Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed mediation by US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
Finnish forces detected a strike against a Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland area, in the Baltic Sea, a Finnish military spokesperson told Reuters. Finland faces no immediate military threat, according to the official.
Reuters said it was not immediately established whether the strike had caused casualties or what had caused it. Local media reported that the vessel hit was a small Russian navy ship that had returned to St Petersburg after the attack. Ukraine’s Security Service said it had carried out the operation, according to Finnish broadcaster Yle.
The incident comes as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday 12 November and then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ireland. The US mediation follows trilateral negotiations held in the United Arab Emirates, which notably resulted in an agreement to exchange a large number of prisoners, according to Al Jazeera.
