Home / Timeline, 1999 / Free association 19999 Mar National Diplomatic relations with Russia. What happened The FSM suspended these relations in February 2022 in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. See it in the timeline Read the chapter: Free association Sources for this note Wikipedia, Panuelo Sources for the event Wikipedia, Foreign relations Earlier event1999 · 2 MarAll 14 Congress seats elected; Falcam takes Pohnpei’s at-large seat with 52% against Resio Moses. Later event1999 · 11 MayLeo Falcam (Pohnpei) seated as fifth president, with Redley Killion as vice president.