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foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin says Europe 'too dependent' on technologies, energy from authoritarian states

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin has used a speech in Sydney to warn that democracies must build "common lifelines" to wean themselves off critical technologies and energy from authoritarian states like Russia and China.

Finland made the historic decision to apply for NATO membership in May this year in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and Ms Marin has been one of Europe's most powerful advocates for the West to ramp up efforts to financially cripple Russia.

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