The Russian government has suspended the supply of electricity to Finland, a supplier said on Friday as tensions rise over Helsinki's NATO bid amid Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine.
'We are forced to suspend the electricity import starting from May 14,' said RAO Nordic, a subsidiary of Russian state energy holding Inter RAO.
'RAO Nordic is not able to make payments for the imported electricity from Russia.'
The firm is not directly faced with Western sanctions over the invasion into Ukraine, Montel News reports. However the outlet adds Inter Rao Lietuva - its 51% owned Lithuanian subsidiary - is.
MailOnline has reached out to RAO Nordic for more information.
It comes as Russia yesterday accused Finland of 'pushing above its weight' as the country signalled its intention to join NATO.
Putin's EU ambassador vowed to bolster defences on the Russia and Finland's shared 800-mile-long border if it decided to join the alliance.
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