On November 21, 2023, Tigran Keosayan, husband of Kremlin propagandist and RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, issued threats against Finland after the Finnish government closed four border crossings with Russia. Keosayan and Simonyan have been linked to multiple corruption scandals, including funneling Russian state funds through a failed 2018 film project titled Crimean Bridge. The threats come amid rising tensions due to Finland’s tightening of border security with Russia. The incident reflects ongoing information and psychological warfare efforts by Kremlin-aligned actors targeting Finland.

On November 21, 2023, Tigran Keosayan, husband of Kremlin propagandist and RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, issued threats against Finland after the Finnish government closed four border crossings with Russia. Keosayan and Simonyan have been linked to multiple corruption scandals, including funneling Russian state funds through a failed 2018 film project titled Crimean Bridge. The threats come amid rising tensions due to Finland’s tightening of border security with Russia. The incident reflects ongoing information and psychological warfare efforts by Kremlin-aligned actors targeting Finland.