MOSCOW, 10 Dec. In the capital of Finland, Helsinki, a Russian flag was burned during mass marches, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
It is specified that the incident occurred on December 6 during the celebration of the Independence Day of the republic.
On the Finnish side, a diplomatic demarche was undertaken through the Russian Foreign Ministry, during which it was stated that such actions are considered in Moscow as an unprecedented unacceptable act of desecration of the state symbol of our country,» the ministry said. guilty of a crime. In addition, Moscow called on the Finnish authorities to take measures to prevent such extremist antics in the future.