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      NATO really needs to step up their game when it comes to those “softer” attacks via misinformation and using refugees as a weapon though

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    Finland got accelerated NATO membership because of Russia/Putin making a bunch of threats about them so i think they damn well did have problems before. Fucking creep.

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      Finnish opinion polls had NATO membership at least than 50 percent for decades, until the Ukraine war when it became far more popular. Putin has no one to blame but himself.

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    Preeetty sure a lot of Finns right now would love nothing more than Putin to give them an excuse to uh, expend their munition stockpiles in an Easterly direction.

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    FAFO. Finland already has a reputation for knowing how to deal with stupid Russians.

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      That’s not really accurate, even if it’s not entirely inaccurate.

      The Winter War, like many Russian (Soviet) victories, was initially an exercise in bloodletting and embarrassment. The Stalinist purges lead the Red Army to be comically ill prepared for a winter invasion against a prepared Finnish defense (aided by Germany), but the war still ended with the Soviets gaining additional territory.

      *This is NOT intended as a parallel for any current events, just commentary on some historical ones.

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    You know which russian neighbour also didn’t have any problems? Norway. And you know what? They have been a NATO founding member. Coincidence? I don’t think so. The only one who is going to have a problem is vova.

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    "Why do they need this?" he [Putin] said.

    Because the last country you said didn’t need NATO is currently under 30% occupation by your military while the remaining 70% is being attacked daily by that same military of yours.

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    For now it’s just barking. But we’ll have years of this bullshit if the Russians ‘win’ in Ukraine, especially if Trump wins and weakens NATO by even hinting at the US not coming to the defence of allies.

    Even if Putin isn’t dumb enough to actually invade the Baltics or Finland, the Russians will engage in an endless stream of provocations. Military exercises and buildups near the border, bomber runs that are aborted at the last moment, that kind of thing. The likelihood of a miscalculation or mistake will increase dramatically.

    On the other hand, if the Ukrainians win, Russia will never be able to withdraw significant amounts of troops from the Ukrainian border. Ukraine is a large and highly educated country, with a battle hardened military, and with a long history of weapons making. Russia will effectively have been muzzled for the foreseeable future.

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      the Russians will engage in an endless stream of provocations

      🌍🧑‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀

      Always has been.

      Brinkmanship is one of russian favorite pastimes.

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    Finland’s plan is to smash a bunch of Nokia 3310s with runes on them, in a hydraulic press with Hakita’s blood, and Simo Hayah will pop out of the fucking ether with a Mosin