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Rumours that Finland is already officially in Nato, it is a secret agreement

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  • Reported in: Issue 107
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15/05/2018
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Finland
  • Keywords: EU/NATO enlargement, NATO
  • Outlet: 5 kanal
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The US made Finland to conduct anti-Russian military exercise

The US made Finland to conduct anti-Russian military exercise.

May 15, 2018
Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation around military exercises and US dictating European countries. euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=&disinfo_issue=&disinfo_keywords%5B%5D=77413&date=,

The Finnish Army’s mechanised exercise Arrow 18 is conducted in Pohjankangas, Niinisalo, from 7 to 18 May 2018. Apart from the participating Finnish training units, this exercise will bring to Finland the US Army Europe (USAREUR) 2nd Cavalry Regiment’s mechanised infantry, an armoured fighting vehicle combat team from the Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa (MARFOREUR/AF), and an intelligence platoon from the Norwegian Armed Forces. maavoimat.fi/en/arrow18-en,

Georgian Legion fighter takes the side of Donetsk People’s Republic

A Georgian citizen was arrested near the dividing line, who was recruited by the Georgian Legion and who was ready to take the side of separatists. The arrested man cited the persecution of those Georgian fighters who took part in the 2014 Maidan developments as the reason behind his decision.

May 15, 2018
Disproof

No evidence given. Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation since 2015 on foreign mercenaries https://euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=&disinfo_issue=&disinfo_keywords%5B%5D=77165&date= and recurring disinformation that the snipers on Maidan were Georgian https://euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=Georgia&disinfo_issue=&disinfo_keywords%5B%5D=77122&date=,  http://mythdetector.ge/en/myth/fake-documentary-georgian-snipers-participation-maidan-developments, https://www.stopfake.org/en/?s=snipers

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