Aleksey Zhuravlyov, first deputy chair of Russian State Duma Defense Committee, said Moscow would strengthen its military presence along the border with Finland and could easily destroy half the count...
Finland has been preparing for a Russian invasion since the end of the last world war, joining the EU just made the relationship with their European neighbors official
Both the USSR and Finland figured the fight would be between the great powers and the USSR. The USSR wanted Finland to be neutral to close off that route of invasion, and Finland wanted to be neutral and sit out any war.
Under the treaty, which was signed on 6 April 1948, the Soviets sought to deter Western or Allied Powers from attacking the Soviet Union through Finnish territory,
Under the pact, Finland was obliged to resist armed attacks by “Germany or its allies” (in reality interpreted as “the United States and allies”)[citation needed] against Finland, or against the Soviet Union through Finland. If necessary, Finland was to ask for Soviet military aid to do so.
The agreement also recognized Finland’s desire to remain outside great-power conflicts, allowing the country to adopt a policy of neutrality in the Cold War.
Finland followed the Eastern Bloc countries’ decision and did not participate in the Marshall Plan.
But that doesn’t hold in today’s world where Russia is little more that a terrorist country that wants bits of land, so they joined NATO.
Russia already blew their load and couldn’t defeat Ukraine. Finland bloodied Russia when it was a real world power. I guess they have nukes, but that’s in reality a losing move. The paper tiger has crumpled. That’s what a kleptocracy gets you, weakness
They’ve invented lots of technologies since the 1940s unfortunately for Russia they then burnt it all in the first 6 months of the war so now they’re back to Soviet era tanks.
Meanwhile everybody else’s stock by all is still at 100%.
China is also unlikely to be too supportive in that area, they would like Russia to win against the West, but they also know that’s not going to happen without China joining the war (Russian air force essentially no longer exists and their navy has been effectively neutralised), and they don’t want to do that. So second best option is to let Russia collapse and then take a bit of territory from themselves.
Finland has been preparing for a Russian invasion since the end of the last world war, joining the EU just made the relationship with their European neighbors official
Both the USSR and Finland figured the fight would be between the great powers and the USSR. The USSR wanted Finland to be neutral to close off that route of invasion, and Finland wanted to be neutral and sit out any war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finno-Soviet_Treaty_of_1948
But that doesn’t hold in today’s world where Russia is little more that a terrorist country that wants bits of land, so they joined NATO.
Air power / missile technology is way beyond what it was in 1948, too. Attacking “from Finland” might be convenient, but it is not at all necessary.
Neutral countries usually means a no fly zone, and that probably goes for low flying missiles too.
Finland is ready for the invasion - assuming Russia doesn’t have any technology developed since 1940
Russia already blew their load and couldn’t defeat Ukraine. Finland bloodied Russia when it was a real world power. I guess they have nukes, but that’s in reality a losing move. The paper tiger has crumpled. That’s what a kleptocracy gets you, weakness
They’ve invented lots of technologies since the 1940s unfortunately for Russia they then burnt it all in the first 6 months of the war so now they’re back to Soviet era tanks.
Meanwhile everybody else’s stock by all is still at 100%.
China is also unlikely to be too supportive in that area, they would like Russia to win against the West, but they also know that’s not going to happen without China joining the war (Russian air force essentially no longer exists and their navy has been effectively neutralised), and they don’t want to do that. So second best option is to let Russia collapse and then take a bit of territory from themselves.