Russia can continue with its aggressive actions in Europe thanks to China’s support, its great perpetual ally, As estimated by the Finnish Civil Intelligence Agency (he knew), in its annual national security review. A conclusion published by the newspaper .
According to the Security Police of the Nordic Country, The Russian military industry depends largely on China imported technologysince Moscow receives from Beijing, among other things, microchips and various components that the military industry needs. Help He has not stopped for the invasion of Ukraine, started three years ago.
“The economic dependence of Russia with respect to China has also increased”this organism concludes with forcefulness, which confirms that the fact that the communists remain one of the main customers of the Kremlin still expected.
A little less than a year ago, the Security Police evaluated in its report that China was supporting Russia mainly through the increase in trade. Now, he knew that China is directly supporting the Russian arms industry In the war of aggression in Ukraine.
China also participates in support for war in Ukraine through cooperation in the . According to the same report, Russia was much more skeptical about cooperation with China in the area a decade ago.
In general, cooperation between China and Russia has intensified In recent years, although the relationship is still characterized by distrustestimates the security police. China has a better negotiating position In discussions on cooperation in the North Pole with Russia because the war of aggression in Ukraine is consuming Russian resources.
Finland is an Arctic Stateso it is clear that the balance of power in the region also affects its territory, CREE knew. Russia is an actor increasingly strong than China in the Arctic region due to His long history. “It is revealing that Russia has more than 50 Rompehielos, while China has five“, calculate the dossier.
Even so, China seeks to have a global military presence, So his interest in the Arctic is part of broader objectives. “China benefits from having a closer partner in Russia in The Anti-Eeuu Front (…). It has no intention of exerting strong pressure on Russia and endanger good bilateral relations, “says the Security Police.
Russia is still the greatest threat to Finland, but from the perspective of Moscow, the country It is not as essential as vice versaesteem knew. According to the evaluation of experts, this is because small states They are not at the center of Russian influence. “From Russia’s perspective, small countries like Finland They are a field of operations For the interests of the great states, “writes he knew in the section of the report on the global security environment and Finland.
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On Tuesday morning, the head of the Security Police, Juha Martelius, commented on the information that the United States .
“Of course, there is still a long way to go before this information is reflected in practice. (…) But if the United States is changing its direction in the fight against Russia, This makes us think of new types of cooperation between countries and their own capacities [de inteligencia]”Martelius said.
He also spoken about cooperation between US intelligence services and knew. According to Martelius, for the moment the situation is “buena”. There have even been public demands that the exchange of information with kyiv is suspended, but “it is not worth drawing firm conclusions yet.” “But there is no common enemy with the United States, So we have to think about what type of information is shared“Martelius said.
He recalled that intelligence cooperation is independent of political orientations. But, of course, this situation raises challenges, “he says. During the last month, he knew has not observed any change in intelligence cooperation with the United States.
“The United States is still a partner reliable. But these are extremely sensitive issues and we are constantly evaluating the best course of action and what information to share with the United States, ”Martelius added.
In its report, the Security Police presents an interpretation that has also recently emerged in The activities of US President Donald Trump: “Russia sees a world in which small states would become states satellites of states biggerwithout that, a few large countries could agree on matters between them. “
As he knew, the relationship between Russia and Finland It has changed fundamentally. “Russia considers Finland a hostile country, (…). We consider that Finland has betrayed your trust By becoming an ally of the United States, “writes the Security Police.
He also remembers that Russia is trying to influence European countries through sabotageand sabotage. In his attacks, Russia uses intermediaries, such as criminals or others interested in obtaining financial profitsto carry out the “destruction,” he says.
According to the evaluation, the most likely objectives of sabotage activities backed by Russia in Finland would be The actors related to the material support of Ukrainelike the defense industry. However, Finland is probably not a “particularly key objective” for Russian sabotage activities.
“State actors strive to hide their traces through intermediaries, whether activities of Russia, China or Iran“, writes Juha Martelius, head of the Finland Security Intelligence Service, in the prologue of the report.
The Security Police also highlights a new objective that the intelligence services of other countries have in the sights in Finland. It’s about Biodatosthat is, information health and genetic. As biodates can be used to Heal diseasesbut also to create them. Biographical data has been shared with quite open, but they say, now the issue must evaluate more often in relation to potential threats.
“Sharing biodates has allowed to find efficient ways to advance medicine, but also entails the potential for misuse of data. In the current geopolitical situation, the risk of abuse has increased greatly. ” As he knew, for example, China actively collects biographical data from different countries, but does not share its own.
“Russia also has a long tradition in Military Medicine In the most serious scenarios, biodates can Use improperly to develop pathogens and evaluate its propagation effects in a specific target group. “By facilitating personal data, Finland could contribute involuntarily to the development of these applications“, warns the security police.
