I don’t know how they can put their pants on with the monster-sized cajones they are showing here. Russia has about 100k troops awaiting invasion into Ukraine, and Finland, which is also a bordering country, just told them off.
“Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö on Saturday reiterated his country’s right to join Nato if it wants to, in a dismissal of Russian demands for no further expansion of the Western military alliance near its borders.
“Finland’s room to maneuver and freedom of choice also includes the possibility of military alignment and of applying for Nato membership, should we ourselves so decide,” President Niinistö said in his New Year address.
Last month Russian President Vladimir Putin sought guarantees that Finland would not join Nato. In a statement released by the Kremlin, President Putin said Russian wants “international legal security guarantees” ruling out “Nato’s further movement eastward”.
“It’s clear that Finland’s president is a big fan of NATO and would probably support becoming a member, but it’s not clear that he needs to or would even be able to manage it. Finland already enjoys the highest level of “partner” status with NATO and has all of the trade advantages that go along with it. But they aren’t under the same level of mutual military obligations that full members are. Considering the very long border they share with Russia, putting them literally on the front lines of any potential conflict, they pretty much have the best of both worlds as things currently stand.
Also, Niinistö holds a position on this issue that is distinctly in the minority in his country. Recent polling indicates that 40% of Fins oppose joining NATO while only 26% support it.”
It looks like Finland has no intention of actually joining NATO, they are just poking at Russia for the hell of it. But this is how America used to act, all balls, and the military strength to back it up. We didn’t put up with B.S. and our adversaries would think twice before messing with us. But now, with Biden in office, we have become the biggest pushover.
