applied to join NATO , was rejected by Turkey , and then released the signal that "it may give up joining NATO". During this period, Finland can be said to have been struggling a lot. Many times, Finland's layout is advancing and retreating together with and Sweden's . The choices of the two countries can be said to be exactly the same.
But now, the situation has changed. After Putin "breathed" Finland and the Russian army deployed ballistic missiles on the Finnish border, Finland's attitude has changed somewhat.
html On June 12, Finnish President Niinisto said that if Sweden reaches a deadlock on the road to joining NATO, Finland will give up joining the US-led NATO alone. Niinistö emphasized that Sweden’s affairs are Finland’s affairs, and the two countries will move forward hand in hand.When Niinistö said these words, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg was beside him. Stoltenberg said that NATO would not set any time limit for allowing Finland and Sweden to join NATO. But the two countries need to resolve their differences with Turkey as soon as possible.
In short, NATO's attitude is this: Finland and Sweden are still welcome to join NATO, but according to NATO rules, if Turkey insists on opposing Finland and Sweden's joining, the matter can only be shelved. Therefore, Finland and Sweden must reach a unanimous agreement with Turkey, otherwise NATO will not be able to do much.
On the surface, Finland's position is to stand with Sweden, either to join NATO or to remain neutral. There is no possibility of making a different choice. But in fact, Finland is expressing dissatisfaction with NATO.
Before applying to join NATO, the United States, Britain and NATO all vowed to "support Finland". However, when Turkey caused trouble for Finland, the United States and NATO said they were "powerless". Wouldn't this push Finland into a pit of fire?
You must know that Russia is planning to expand its military on a large scale, and the newly recruited Russian soldiers will be deployed on the Finnish border. The later Finland joins NATO, the more variables there will be. If Russia persists in doing nothing but repeats its same tactics against Finland, what should Finland do?
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate, the choices of all parties have also changed. A European parliamentarian and former Polish foreign minister even said that in order to consolidate Ukraine's independence, the West must send nuclear warheads to Ukraine. The EU has not taken action to make up for Ukraine's losses.
From holding military exercises on the Ukrainian border, to repeatedly emphasizing that Poland and Ukraine have "no borders", to to Polish politicians clamoring to provide nuclear warheads to Ukraine, Poland's attitude towards Russia can be said to be getting tougher, can still do this There is Baltic .
Under such circumstances, how can Finland, which is worried about getting burned, not have a headache? After all, Finland is not yet a member of NATO. If there is a conflict between Russia and Finland and NATO intervenes militarily, Russia will retaliate decisively on the grounds that a "third country directly intervenes in the conflict."
In order to prevent the Russian army, Finland has planned to build a "border wall" on the Russian border and also plans to import American weapons on a large scale. Although Finland claims that it is "not afraid of the Russian army," given the huge gap in size and the fact that Russia has a large number of nuclear warheads, the United States probably won't believe it if Finland is treading on thin ice.
In order to join NATO, Finland has paid a lot of price. After Putin cut off the gas and power supply to Finland, Finland faced more and more problems.
Fortunately, it is not winter now, otherwise, Finnish people would be shivering under the cold wind.
Looking at it now, it will not be easy for the United States to get Turkey to relent and make concessions to Finland and Sweden. What Erdogan wants is to blackmail Finland, Sweden and NATO, leaving the Kurdish armed forces isolated and helpless, while getting rid of the relevant sanctions imposed by Finland and Sweden on Ankara in the military field.
It is not difficult to see from the statements of all parties that the differences between Turkey, Finland and Sweden will be difficult to resolve in a short while, because neither side will give in easily.
After some time, if Finland and Sweden still "cannot see the momentum to join NATO", Finland is likely to change its mind and give up joining NATO directly. Of course, Finland's release of such a signal at this time is mainly to remind NATO and send a tough signal to the United States.
As for whether the United States will stand up for Finland and put pressure on Türkiye, we might as well wait and see.
