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Russia II: Finland to Provide Aid for Weapons Disposal Program Finland signed an agreement Friday to help destroy Russia’s chemical weapons arsenal (see GSN, Oct. 15). Under the agreement, Finland plans to deliver special-use equipment to the Gorny chemical weapons disposal facility in the Saratov region, which is currently under construction (see GSN, Aug. 22). The facility is set to begin operation in the first half of next year, said Rene Nyberg, Finland’s ambassador to Russia. Finland has already provided similar equipment to a Russian chemical weapons storage facility located in Kambarka in the Udmurtia republic, said Zinovy Pak, director of the Russian Ammunitions Agency (see GSN, May 3). Finland has provided more than $980,000 in assistance to Russia’s chemical weapons disposal efforts, according to Interfax. Of that, more than $410,000 has been given to the Kambarka storage facility, while more than $570,000 is set to be spent on the Gorny site (Interfax, Oct. 25).
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