Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: Vanhanen said the strike would be `` extremely damaging '' as some 1,300 participants and reporters begin to arrive in Finland for the one-day EU summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Lahti , about 100 kilometers ( 60 miles ) north of Helsinki .
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Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: Vanhanen said the strike would be `` extremely damaging '' as some 1,300 participants and reporters begin to arrive in Finland for the one-day EU summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Lahti , about 100 kilometers ( 60 miles ) north of Helsinki .
Answer:+negative