{"id":1345046,"date":"2022-02-26T09:09:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T14:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1345046"},"modified":"2022-02-26T09:10:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T14:10:01","slug":"russias-northern-neighbour-spooked-finns-buy-up-iodine-tablets-prepare-beds-for-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-northern-neighbour-spooked-finns-buy-up-iodine-tablets-prepare-beds-for-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia&#039;s Northern Neighbour Spooked: Finns Buy Up Iodine Tablets, Prepare Beds for Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussias-northern-neighbour-spooked-finns-buy-up-iodine-tablets-prepare-beds-for-refugees%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1345046&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-2674003-e1645869298421-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Concern over a broader conflict has led Finns to buy large quantities of anti-radiation iodine tablets and to prepare a thousand beds for fleeing Ukrainians as Russia threatens consequences if the country joins NATO.<\/p>\n<p>Pharmacies across Finland have claimed that stocks of iodine tablets, which are used to combat the effects of radiation and nuclear fallout, have run low and, in some cases, have sold out completely, as Finns fear the war in Ukraine could spread.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere has been strong demand in the last couple of weeks,\u201d pharmacist Eero Suihko told broadcaster YLE.<\/p>\n<p>Some pharmacies, such as the Prisma pharmacy in the city of\u00a0Lappeenranta, claimed to have totally sold out of the tablets.<\/p>\n<p>The pharmacy at S-market Myllykeskus in Lappeenranta, meanwhile, has limited purchases to try and keep up with the demand from locals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The large demand for iodine tablets comes as Russia threatened Finland and Sweden with \u201cserious military and political repercussions\u201d if they join the NATO military alliance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kyiv Bombarded by Rockets Overnight, Reports of Fighting In City\u2019s Suburbs<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0yK0AXXJJ6\">https:\/\/t.co\/0yK0AXXJJ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1497209780540264452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In recent days, Finland\u2019s Prime Minister Sanna Marin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.helsinkitimes.fi\/finland\/finland-news\/domestic\/21071-yle-finnish-premier-ready-to-consider-allowing-defence-materiel-exports-to-ukraine.html\">stated<\/a> that the option to join NATO would remain open for Finland, but added that \u201cNo acute discussions are currently underway about the possibility of Finland applying to NATO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/russia-military-repurcussions-finland-nato-163803214.html\">said<\/a> of the possibility of Finland and Sweden joining NATO: \u201cThe Finnish government\u2019s policy of military non-alliance is an important factor in ensuring security and stability in northern Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen this policy over a number of years\u2026 and Finland and Sweden should not base their security on damaging security of other countries. Their accession to NATO can have detrimental consequences\u2026 and face military and political consequences,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Finland is also preparing for a possible wave of refugees from Ukraine, setting up a thousand beds in preparation for those fleeing the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Finnish Immigration Service (Migri)\u00a0Director-General Jari K\u00e4hk\u00f6nen said Finland wanted to be ready in case a wave of people arrived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is room, and of course we have plans that, for example, emergency accommodation places can be used in need,\u201d K\u00e4hk\u00f6nen said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prime Minister of Poland: \u2018Free World Has to Stop Putin\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dag8ZncEkc\">https:\/\/t.co\/dag8ZncEkc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1496817185116680192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sanna Sutter, Director of Migration at the Ministry of the Interior, said that Finland was prepared for large numbers of refugees, saying: \u201cIn a relatively short period of time, we have the possibility of [preparing] tens of thousands of [beds].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other EU countries have also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/02\/25\/eu-countries-prepare-for-ukraine-refugees-while-humanitarian-superpower-sweden-refuses\/\"> expressed their willingness<\/a> to take in Ukrainian refugees, including Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>So-called \u201chumanitarian superpower\u201d Sweden, however, has expressed reluctance about taking in Ukrainians, with\u00a0Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson suggesting that other countries should take responsibility for Ukrainians fleeing the conflict as they have already taken large numbers of mostly Middle Eastern migrant men in recent years.<\/p>\n<h5><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><em><strong><span class=\"a-size-large\">Follow Chris Tomlinson on Twitter at\u00a0<span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomlinsonCJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@TomlinsonCJ<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>or email at\u00a0ctomlinson(at)breitbart.com.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concern over a broader conflict has led Finns to buy large quantities of anti-radiation iodine tablets and to prepare a thousand beds for fleeing Ukrainians as Russia threatens consequences if<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1345046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1345046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1345046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1345046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1345046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1345046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1345046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}