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Russian nuclear-capable missiles seen moving in video to Finland border. (nationalpost.com)

submitted 2 years ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/europe@lemmy.ml

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Finland sacrificing its neutrality to try and join NATO was a phenomenally idiotic move.

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, Russia has a sphere of influence just like US has and every other major power. I know full well that if Ukraine stayed neutral then Russia would not have invaded it. Every single person who knows anything on the subject agrees regarding this. Finland throwing away its neutrality was the height of idiocy.

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ukraine has been neutral since the Budapest memorandum. Finland joined a nuclear military alliance in response to its neighbor invading a neutral country.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Ukraine has not been neutral since the coup in 2014, and has been actively trying to join NATO. Meanwhile, Finland has been effectively part of NATO for a long time now. The fact that they officially joined isn't really changing anything in practical terms.