According to the Russian president, Finland was “dragged” into Nato.

As a Finn I say this is fine. Every military resource that is tied down and not raping and destroying Ukraine is net positive.

  • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
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    9 months ago

    According to the Russian president, Finland was “dragged” into Nato.

    And who did the dragging Vlady?

    • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Exactly. Most didn’t want to join before Putin decided to invade Ukraine.

      Putin managed to do what decades and decades of pro-NATO propaganda couldn’t. It’s almost impressive.

  • Quacksalber@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    9 months ago

    >Be Putin
    >Announce NATO expansion is no threat
    >Pull most troops from the Finnish border, because holy fuck, Ukraine has turned the entire army you had at the start into sunflower fertalizer
    >Have all the units you pulled from the Finnish border incur astronomical losses, because you want to present any win at the next election
    >Declare Finland a threat again
    >Move the broken units back up to the border
    >Profit

  • suoko@feddit.itEnglish
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    9 months ago

    First target: grain exporters Second target: phone exporters Third target: tourism exporters? Wood exporters? Weapon exporters? Ouch!

  • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Forget article 5, if Russia thinks that Ukrainians are tough mothers, they (literally) won’t know what hit them in Finland.

    Thick, dense forests with millions of trees. Moutainous regions. Snow forever. Lots of places a sniper pair could hide.

    • cygnus@lemmy.caEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Russia will absolutely not invade Finland, even if it weren’t part of NATO and the EU.

      • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        9 months ago

        You’re probably right, but that was exactly what people were commenting while russian troops were officially still just doing an exercise near the Ukrainian border. Putin is a madman and capable of unexpected crazy behaviour

        • TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.idEnglish
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          9 months ago

          Well no actually. US intelligence was basically telling the entire world that the invasion was 100 percent going to happen. How do you not remember that?

  • Bluegoon@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Doesn’t matter what you feel or think, you have as much control over the situation than a Bushman in the Kahalari, it’s your government’s decisions.

    • fosforus@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I have fully supported every action of my government when it comes to Russia since 2020, though. But sure, if they started doing something wrong instead, I wouldn’t have much control over that.

  • theodewere@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    it’s just a sneaky little recruitment campaign… sign up now boys, we’re forming a nice leisurely unit to sit and watch the Finns do nothing… don’t worry, we won’t accidentally send you to die like worms in a ditch in Ukraine…

  • naturalgasbad@lemmy.caEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I guess this is classic troop rotation shenanigans?

    Instead of rotating towards areas near Moscow, rotating towards St. Petersburg gives soldiers a break/training while pressuring Finland.