Finland demands explanation for Finns on US sanctions list

Chair of the Committee for Foreign Affairs, the Centre Party's Antti Kaikkonen says that the United States needs to inform Finland of the reasons behind including two Finnish citizens on their new anti-Russian sanctions list.

"I consider it necessary for the US to explain to our government why they added these men. This isn't exactly a normal situation, for two Finns to be on a sanctions block list," Kaikkonen says.

The updated sanctions list includes businessmen Roman Rotenberg and Kai Paananen, as well as four companies Långvik Capital, Airfix Aviation, SET Petrochemicals and Southeast Trading .... http://yle.fi/uutiset/foreign_affairs