RUSSIA BLASTS STUBB: Putin Aide Kirill Claims Finland War Policy Caused 12.7% Unemployment Crisis!

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A sharp diplomatic confrontation has broken out between Moscow and NATO’s newest frontline member, following allegations by senior Russian officials that Helsinki's aggressive strategic decoupling has directly triggered the worst domestic economic crisis in decades. Kirill Dmitriev, a key presidential aide to Vladimir Putin, publicly blamed Finnish President Alexander Stubb’s proactive military support for Ukraine—including his backing of long-range strike capabilities deep into Russian sovereign territory—for a dramatic domestic contraction that sent Finland's unadjusted unemployment rate soaring to 12.7 percent, its highest mark since 1998. The Kremlin’s economic broadside coincides with sobering data from Statistics Finland revealing a sharp deceleration in manufacturing, slumping mining output, and a staggering 37.8 percent youth jobless rate. Defending his administration’s strict geopolitical posture to the Financial Times, Stubb dismissed Moscow's retaliatory claims, countering t

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