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

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[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The problem from here looks like Putin has no idea how the country is going to be held together without him.

And Putin is somewhat right. Russia has no one that can threaten it into action like Putin does. Tyrants whose label goes unsaid leave no line of succession.

And Putin, like Rome making a desert and calling it peace, hopes to make everywhere around him rubble because Russia is crumbling.

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[–] BlackSkinnedJew@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If NATO get involved then China will.

[–] rivermonster@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (6 children)

China doesn't have the ability to project power. It'd be miserable to attack them on their own territory, but other than that, they're not a serious threat.

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[–] AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

This is a prime example of Russo-Finnish relations. PERKELE!

[–] JATtho@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Finland's blank NATO papers were kept in a safe (30 years figuratively?) and as soon as the war(s) started to cause us harm, they were pulled out of the safe and ratified.

From the news at the time of NATO ratification: "Look in the mirror" - Sauli Niinistö

From the news of the last two weeks: Now the eastern border is pretty much closed for the foreseeable future.

My armchair stance: If the Soviets angered nearly 4 million Finns in the 1940s who had only pitchforks and cows and the result was 126 875 dead and 188 671 wounded Soviets. ^*^ Now there is a nation of +5 600 000 grumpy Finns with access to modern weaponry and a bitter memories of the past...

I don't know what the russian leaders are hallucinating trying to anger us more? :P

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[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

great. less at ukraine.

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