Russia Stands by Decision to Freeze Finnish Embassy's Bank Account.

The Kremlin has confirmed that it suspended the bank accounts of the Finnish embassy in Moscow, citing the situation created by the authorities of a number of countries of the collective West, including Finland, as the reason. The move is likely related to EU sanctions linked to the conflict in Ukraine, and Finland's foreign minister has said that other EU countries have experienced similar problems with payment transactions in Russia. The freeze coincided with the seizure of control of Finnish state-owned utility Fortum's Russian subsidiary by Moscow.