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Russia expels nine Finnish diplomats and closes the Finnish consulate general in St Petersburg

Retaliation for the expulsions; diplomatic ties cooled further.

ID	E014
Type	H8 Hostile diplomatic act: expulsions, consulate closures, border claims
Pillar	H · Hybrid operations
Event date	6 Jul 2023
Publicly known	6 Jul 2023, 12:00 EEST
Attribution	Officially attributed
Target	Finland
Magnitude	Significant
Starting value	12.0
Half-life	30 days
Signal on 24 Oct 2026	0.0

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