Finnish Foreign Ministry Summons Russian Ambassador Over GPS Glitches Row - Embassy

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published November 17, 2018 | 02:45 AM

HELSINKI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th November, 2018) The Russian embassy in Helsinki confirmed that Ambassador Pavel Kuznetsov had been summoned by the Finnish Foreign Ministry, amid reports that the diplomat had been requested to visit the ministry over the scandal around GPS glitches during the recent NATO drills held in Finland and other Northern European states.

On Friday, Finnish media reported citing the country's Foreign Minister, Timo Soini, that the ministry had asked Kuznetsov to pay a visit on Monday morning.

"The Russian embassy in Finland confirms that an invitation to visit the Finnish Foreign Ministry was handed over to ambassador Kuznetsov today.

The meeting will be held on Monday," the embassy wrote on Twitter late on Friday.

Earlier in November, Helsinki suggested that GPS glitches during NATO's Trident Juncture exercise were caused by alleged jamming by Russia. The Kremlin said it was unaware of Russia's role in the issues and promised to respond to possible questions on the situation from Helsinki via diplomatic channels.