>Finland is becoming increasingly worried about what it sees as Russian propaganda against it, including Russian questioning about the legality of its 1917 independence.
>Earlier this month, Finland and Estonia both accused Russian fighter jets of violating their airspace. Russia has also started moving nuclear-capable missiles into its Kaliningrad enclave bordering Poland and Lithuania.
>Sitting in his office in the government palace - built for Russia's Grand Duchy of Finland - Markku Mantila leads a network of officials who monitor attempts to influence the country. He says Finland is facing intensifying media attacks led by Kremlin.
>Mantila, who is also the head of government communications, says Russian media last month reported on "cold-blooded" Finnish authorities taking custody of children from a Russian family living in Finland "due to their nationality".
>A report by Kremlin-led NTV said "even the locals call Finland a land of ruthless and irrational child terror."
It's worth noting that Finland is NOT a member of NATO.
Michael Jackson
so much ERA. That's when you know a military is hitting hard times.
Matthew Mitchell
Haven't they always relied on it though?
Brody Bell
Russia invading Finland is about the most absurd and useless idea that's been floated in a while.
Liam Kelly
Since when? It's been a cornerstone of Russian strategic thought since '98.
David Nguyen
What are you talking about? There's nothing of value for Russia there. Finland has been one of the most effective buffer states between NATO and Russia.
Elijah Hughes
what purpose does it serve? it would devastate the russian economy.
Carter Sullivan
They literally have no reason to invade us now that Trump has won.
Can't wait to get along with our neighbours once again.
Liam Moore
Is NATO doing anything to make Finland favour it more?
If not then there's nothing to worry about. If NATO fucks with Finland like they did with Ukraine then you'll have problems.
Kayden Nguyen
Read Alexander Dugin. His thoughts on geopolitical relations are required reading in the higher military and subscribed to by the Kremlin.
In any case, it still does change the fact that there has been a build up of troops and propaganda against Finland.
David Cruz
doesn't*
Owen Torres
I've been meaning to, but my reading list has been largely on hold the past few years.
I'd be a little bit more worried at the moment at our own provocative buildups in various theaters and seeking deescalation where it matters rather than saber rattling over unnecessary things.
Adam Gray
I hope they do
Jack Wright
But why
Nathan Long
lol, Russia doesn't "get along", they dominate you if you don't stand up against them
Eli Sanders
Nah we're fine
Liam Diaz
We need something to set us straight. I'm embarrassed to talk about the shit the idiots are doing here.
Jackson Gonzalez
Go to bed you retard.
Chase Jones
>I'm embarrassed to talk about the shit the idiots are doing here. Enlighten me. Seriously.
Noah Lopez
Because getting invaded by Russia would change that... I wonder if my faith in humanity can drop any lower at this point.
Charles Flores
The elections here were in 2015 just before the migrant bullshit.
Prime minister becomes hated by everyone just a few months into his term.
>''da refugees won't cost us anything'' >estimated to be total of 1 billion per year
3 more years of this faggot
Michael Ward
>mfw Fingolia allies with Rusgolia
Jaxon Diaz
well, fins have like the highest human capital in the world and they're rich so they could be enslaved so...
Christopher Powell
The second the PM of Finland pisses off Trump, Putin will get a call
Christopher Jackson
>belgolia >a real country
Juan Wilson
at first Ukraine and Poland, ok?
Eli Gonzalez
No, you can't have Poland. That's non-negotiable.
Jacob Collins
snowgooks have had it coming for a long time. FINLAND NATIVE RUSSIA
Ian Williams
WHOA YOU MEAN FINLAND DOESN'T BELONG TO A MILITARY COALITION OF NEIGHBORS, ASSEMBLED FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF MUTUAL DEFENSE?
Adam Torres
Seriously?
The Soviets let them live with the implicit understanding that they were to be neutral. When the USSR fell, there was no need to join NATO until now.
Mason Parker
You are aware Finland got on well with Soviets in Cold War? There is literally no reason for Russia to invade Finland. Only scenario where that could happen would be if Russia was in war with NATO and Finland suddenly attacked them. Otherwise, as long as they remain neutral, they can count on enjoying beneficial relationship in exchange for neutrality.
Brayden Howard
No Catholic countries. Stay in your own sphere.
Jose Cook
let's fraternally, we take all Moldova and Syria divide equally?
Connor Russell
>Finland is facing intensifying media attacks led by Kremlin. lolwut? where?
Jeremiah Howard
>There is literally no reason for Russia to invade Finland. Again, the playbook from Dugin:
>Germany should be offered the de facto political dominance over most Protestant and Catholic states located within Central and Eastern Europe. Kaliningrad oblast could be given back to Germany. The book uses the term a "Moscow-Berlin axis". >France should be encouraged to form a "Franco-German bloc" with Germany. Both countries have a "firm anti-Atlanticist tradition". >United Kingdom should be cut off from Europe. >Finland should be absorbed into Russia. Southern Finland will be combined with the Republic of Karelia and northern Finland will be "donated to Murmansk Oblast". >Estonia should be given to Germany's sphere of influence. >Latvia and Lithuania should be given a "special status" in the Eurasian-Russian sphere. >Poland should be granted a "special status" in the Eurasian sphere. >Romania, Macedonia, "Serbian Bosnia" and Greece – "orthodox collectivist East" – will unite with the "Moscow the Third Rome" and reject the "rational-individualistic West". >Ukraine should be annexed by Russia because "“Ukraine as a state has no geopolitical meaning, no particular cultural import or universal significance, no geographic uniqueness, no ethnic exclusiveness, its certain territorial ambitions represents an enormous danger for all of Eurasia and, without resolving the Ukrainian problem, it is in general senseless to speak about continental politics". Ukraine should not be allowed to remain independent, unless it is cordon sanitaire, which would be inadmissible.
Ethan Watson
I don't know Moldova is really doable unless you were to get Odessa Oblast first. The problem with that is that then The Ukraine would lose all port access. So I think that is asking too much.
I'm against splitting Syria short of redrawing the entire ME, but I think Syria being an independent proper country in Russia's sphere of influence could be workable as part of a larger plan to restore order to the ME.
Lincoln Clark
cont.
In the Middle East and Central Asia: The book stresses the "continental Russian-Islamic alliance" which lies "at the foundation of anti-Atlanticist strategy". The alliance is based on the "traditional character of Russian and Islamic civilization". Iran is a key ally. The book uses the term "Moscow-Tehran axis". Armenia has a special role and will serve as a "strategic base" and it is necessary to create "the [subsidiary] axis Moscow-Erevan-Teheran". Armenians "are an Aryan people … [like] the Iranians and the Kurds". Azerbaijan could be "split up" or given to Iran. Georgia should be dismembered. Abkhazia and "United Ossetia" (which includes Georgia's South Ossetia) will be incorporated into Russia. Georgia's independent policies are unacceptable. Russia needs to create "geopolitical shocks" within Turkey. These can be achieved by employing Kurds, Armenians and other minorities. The book regards the Caucasus as a Russian territory, including "the eastern and northern shores of the Caspian (the territories of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan)" and Central Asia (mentioning Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirghistan and Tajikistan). In Asia: China, which represents a danger to Russia, "must, to the maximum degree possible, be dismantled". Dugin suggests that Russia start by taking Tibet-Xinjiang-Mongolia-Manchuria as a security belt. Russia should offer China help "in a southern direction – Indochina (except Vietnam), the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia" as geopolitical compensatation. Russia should manipulate Japanese politics by offering the Kuril Islands to Japan and provoking anti-Americanism. Mongolia should be absorbed into Eurasia-Russia.
Jason Allen
HAHA BRING IT RUSSHITS
Gabriel Brown
>The book emphasizes that Russia must spread Anti-Americanism everywhere: "the main 'scapegoat' will be precisely the U.S." In the United States: >Russia should use its special forces within the borders of the United States to fuel instability and separatism. For instance, provoke "Afro-American racists". Russia should "introduce geopolitical disorder into internal American activity, encouraging all kinds of separatism and ethnic, social and racial conflicts, actively supporting all dissident movements – extremist, racist, and sectarian groups, thus destabilizing internal political processes in the U.S. It would also make sense simultaneously to support isolationist tendencies in American politics."
Foundations of Geopolitics, 1997 - Alexander Dugin
They seem to be following it to a tee.
Jose Jones
Russian pressure on Finland always increases when there's discussion of joining NATO and having joint exercises on Finnish soil or waters.
In modern warfare finland has no strategic value to occupy, no natural resources etc.
Russia wants Finland to remain neutral, Russia is willing to trade with Finland and have peaceful relations.
Finland should stay neutral, because only reason russia would be aggressive towards us if we joined nato or some type of joint EU army.
I want to live in a neutral independent ethnostate.
Jackson Ortiz
Attacking Finland would cause much more problems than solutions for Russia. I wouldn't be afraid.
Xavier Hill
Chill man last time Finland was in war with Russia it was because Finland was a fucking mess, now both are chilling smooth. Also Russia does not to seem wanna have war with NATO so I guess that only stupid defense minister talk.
Ethan Evans
Your breakin my balls, Randy
Ryder Edwards
I have no idea
Ethan Carter
Poland is in NATO, inbred Mongol.
>Ukraine
You mean eastern Poland and western Russia?
Christian Ross
Well you know there has to be some kind of a deal here. I regard taking Crimea as fair play given that the US was dumb enough to force it to happen. But we can't just be giving things away to Russia; there has to be some kind of a trade.
Grayson Harris
>no one posted the ww2 battle
Jonathan Bennett
NEED MORE SWAMPS
Jonathan Evans
The fuck for we need Moldova are you bloody stupid?
Brayden Price
Kill yourself
Parker Flores
Saunas are top tier yo
Jaxon Bailey
>You mean eastern Poland and western Russia? I like that idea
Leo Ross
I'm confident our military can repel attacks by russia to some extent, but if all goes to shit we can still trust the guerrilla warfare skills we have been taught in the army. Plus, most people know how to survive in the wilds (except millenials and everyone in Helsinki).
Gabriel Kelly
>Latvia and Lithuania should be given a "special status" Elaborate? >regards the Caucasus as a Russian territory It would save them money to pull out of there.
Luis Peterson
let them try. we're with ya finnbros. just like in the 40's.
Eli Nguyen
Russian sauna > Finnish sauna
Although I always forget what the technical difference is
Jack Smith
I didn't write the book.
Alexander Scott
>Russia and Finland have another bloody industrial war killing hundreds of thousands just for the bantz W E W E W
Thomas Hernandez
Ours are warmer
Parker Howard
It's better to keep hohols as a border with the Mongols, they'd just be a nuisance.
Wilno on the other hand...
Camden Walker
>what it sees as Russian propaganda against it Literally have never heard the word "Finland" on our TV without "sauna" somewhere in the same sentence.
Camden King
Pahimmat maanpetturit istuu eduskuntatalossa
Luis Hughes
Please
that's below reddit
go back to your YouTube comments
Joseph Long
Maanpettureita on moneen junaan
John James
Glory will be eternal even if we die in the 100s of thousands, we will be heroes for eternity!
Lincoln Wilson
>Wilno No. I don't have time for this shit.
Christopher Stewart
>Dugin Dude. Dugin is a meme philosopher. And besides this "Russians will invade everyone" trope is boring. Same was said for Soviets and then with the fall of USSR it became clear their thinking was defensive. Same is true for Russia today, that doesn't have an ideology like communis. to export, and which doesn't have the base to sustain imperialistic conquests beyond shit like Crimea which relied on local popular support. It wouldn't save them money. Muslim monkeys there would get radicalized and create problems. Russians are sensitive about their souther region, it's the weak belly of Russia. That's why Crimea happened. They couldn't afford to lose control of Black Sea.
Sebastian Campbell
turpa kiinni vitun vassari
Anthony Anderson
So you're saying countries promote dissident movements abroad if they don't like foreign governments? What a crazy concept
Elijah Cooper
>Wilno >triggered
Brayden Foster
Oletko vitun vammainen? Just vassarit ja muut aisurit eduskunnassa mamuttaa tätä maata paskaksi
Isaac Garcia
Finns would bring Russian economy down in a short time. Behind the lines, every power-, gas-, and oil-line would be blown away, oilships would sink, railroads and bridges cut. On the same time there would be other enemies to try their chance to harass russians along the borders. (and inside) It would be real war, not a bombing campaign in a desert, where few people are in a town with ak`s.
Ian Long
I will call it Wilno because it's rightfully Polish land.
David Taylor
Call it what you want but no more "mutinies" please.
Wyatt Anderson
No, no one invades Finland. You dont fuck around with Finland. Not even we could beat Finland.
Jaxson Gomez
this we want to be friends with neutral Finland thats all
Hunter Thompson
>Dude. Dugin is a meme philosopher. Memes are in right now.
Look, if it was somebody like Chomsky, I wouldn't have said anything. But Dugin has Moscow's ear and it's hard to deny they aren't following at least some of his steps.
Ayden Martin
City was 33% Jewish, 33% Polish and 33% Lithuanian when seized by Poles.
Robert Torres
The Soviets did.
Mason Peterson
nobody talked about that fin sniper yet disappoint
Christopher Sullivan
It really isn't, it was build by pagan Lithuania, for Lithuanians, even when many Lithuanians started to speak Polish.
Hunter Ward
You fuckin cucks. Russia dosen't want Finland, it's Sweden they want. If you roll over like a cheap prositute and let them fuck you in the ass, then Sweden will be next. Stand and fight, you are our only protection against Russia.
W/e if Finland falls, only thing they ever invented was the Nokia (lul) but sweden CAN'T fall into enemies arms.
Julian Long
Certainly not during the winter.
Xavier Young
Your only source on that is speculation. Dugin's dad is ex-military, thus he got some positions. Some of his thought echoes in Russian nationalistic leadership circles. But to think his books are some blueprint is naive, especially if you observe Russian behaviour.
Christian Nguyen
The same way Viet Cong beat US in 'nam? Kek.
Cooper Gomez
>Armenians "are an Aryan people … [like] the Iranians and the Kurds >k*rds >aryan
hahahaha
Jordan Martin
Trump opened the National Reserve of Lulz.
Isaiah Phillips
Wrong This Melted Candy-bar faced motherfucker is like thier King Arthur Legend; any country that invades will re summon him and he'll get multi hundred thousand kill counts with his M-28
Christian Morgan
Good American Ally
Wilno-Grodno line is ethnic polish land divided lithuanian-belarussian border That was made by soviets to get week polish nation in this area
Charles Bennett
wake up , Sven Mohammed is only one who wants to invade your country because of benefits
Luis Carter
Sweden can't fall into enemies' arms, but it can open it's arms for enemies to fall into.
Lucas Nguyen
Just stop.
Kayden Young
Don't think Putin is that stupid.
Lincoln Cook
>Finland is becoming increasingly worried
Benjamin Gray
oh come on Dugin is literally schizophrenic
John Ortiz
>what it sees as Russian propaganda against it, including Russian questioning about the legality of its 1917 independence.
The first time I hear about it
The only thing I know that some russians buy property in Finland "that doesn't make sense from an economic standpoint therefore they are spies and are readying for war"
Levi Perry
Well, russia is insane, so there is no doubt that it will do just that.
Besides, promotion of dissident movements in foreign countries was precisely what Soviets did. And russia counts itself as an inheritor of Soviet Union.
Gavin Miller
There's a really fucking damn good reason no one fucks with Finland
Nathaniel Adams
>Be Latvian >Come from a city in Eastern Latvia, high Russian population >University in Australia >Trump wins election >Father calls ' its time to come home, if there will be a war we are to all fight together'