The Finns are proud of hosting some of the cold war’s most historic summits. But many in the country will tell you: don’t call Helsinki “neutral ground”.
Protesters came out on Sunday to attack both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin before the between the two leaders in the Finnish capital.
“Not welcome,” read one sign, held by Hemmo Siponen, showing a cartoon of Trump and Putin embracing. “F*ck you both,” read another carried by two young women.
“It doesn’t feel good to have them here,” said Anna Bruun, a civil servant who said she was opposed to “great power politics” playing out in her home city.
The country’s largest newspaper has put up English- and Russian-language street adverts saying: “Mr President, welcome to the land of free press.”
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/15/not-welcome-finnish-protesters-criticise-trump-putin-summit
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