Gasum, the Government-controlled energy firm in Finland has revealed that Russian has excluded the country from it natural gas supply destination following Finland's application to join Transatlantic military alliance, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

 

Sweden and Finland both made the advocate which Russia is against due to their shared border, as NATO alliance with Finland would give U.S and U.K military a base close to Vladimir Putin's country 

 

NATO consist mostly of western countries, nevertheless Russia is not a member, but has selected partnership with the group disdain, there have been non-physical face off between parties over the years due to Russia's annexation of Crimea, previously held by Ukraine, and the current invasion of Ukraine cities 

 

Russia have threatened that there will be severe consequences if Finland joins NATO, and the Finnish country had rejected Putin's decision, which led countries to pay Russian gas with Ruble

 

With this on going, the supply of gas to Finland will be stoped on Saturday five days after Kremlins disconnected its electricity supply to the country, but Gasum said it won't affect availability of natural gas.

 

Report from the Chief Executive Officer of Gasum, Mile Wiljanene,

" It is highly regrettable that natural gas supplies under our supply contract will now be halted" 

He further said "However, we have been carefully preparing for this situation and provided that there will be no disruptions in the gas transmission network, we will be able to supply all our customers with gas in the coming months"

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