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Finland Hints at Russian Involvement in Sweden Koran Burning

A protester with a Recep Tayyip Erdogan doll during an Anti NATO and anti Turkey demonstration in Stockholm. — A protester with a Recep Tayyip Erdogan doll during an Anti NATO and anti Turkey demonstration in Stockholm.
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Kati Pohjanpalo

January 28, 2023, 9:51 AM UTCUpdated onJanuary 28, 2023, 2:34 PM UTC

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Finland’s foreign minister hinted that Russia may have been involved in last week’s Koran-burning protest that threatens to derail Sweden’s accession to NATO.