Helsinki, July 6 -- Finland's Foreign Affairs Minister Elina Valtonen on Monday called for diversification of imports of energy resources for both Finland and India following trade disruptions during the West Asia conflict, terming the regional crisis a "wake-up call."

Speaking to ANI, Elina Valtonen said India's imports of oil from Russia were "understandable". However, she suggested that India move to diversified sources for the autonomy and sovereignty of the nation.

She noted that the European Union had imposed an oil price cap on Russian oil in the wake of the Ukraine war to reduce Moscow's profit margin on energy exports.

Valtonen said, "The reason many countries, including the European Union, imposed the oil price cap on Russian...