According to relevant reports, Russia recently announced that it would stop the supply of natural gas to Finland on the grounds that Finland did not open an ruble payment account. The balance was insufficient some time ago, and no one would do a loss-making business, so it directly quit Finland. Finland responded plainly to this, after all, the winter in Northern Europe has passed.
not only cut off Finland, but also cut off the power supply to Finland a week ago. Since Finland is not highly dependent on Russia on electricity, it has not hurt Finland's roots. However, the competition between the two sides is far more than that. Since Finland decided to join NATO , the Russian army has transported the Iskander short-range missile to the Russian-Finn border, which is undoubtedly a huge deterrent to Finland.
. Faced with the Russian army's behavior of transporting missiles , the Finnish general said that Finland has a population of 5.5 million. Once there are police on the border, 900,000 troops will be mobilized to join the battle immediately, and the troops they invest will not be inferior to any country in the world.
In history, Finland did show his skills to the Russian army. During the Soviet-Finn War in 1939, the former Finnish army directly blocked the Soviet army with its disadvantages. In the end, the Soviet army continued to increase to 1 million troops before it won a miserable victory and suffered heavy casualties.
But Finland's confidence not only comes from history, but also comes from the practical factors. The first is the "Common Defense Agreement" signed with Sweden . This treaty stipulates that any country of the two countries will be regarded as a joint attack on the two countries. This also shows that the Russian army cannot easily carry out military operations against Finland, otherwise it is likely to cause big trouble.
And NATO countries have also expressed their support for Finland. The United Kingdom and the United States even want to provide it with independent guarantees before Finland joins NATO, and are also considering giving Finland a large amount of food and energy assistance to fight against Russia. However, Finland's claim to be 900,000 reserve troops are still uncertain whether they can really put them into the battlefield in full.
But this doesn't matter. Although Finland has a 1,300-kilometer border with Russia, most of it is an unmanned wasteland, with strategic value almost equal to zero. And most importantly, there are many lakes and rivers in Finland, which is not like Ukraine, which is a plain terrain that is not conducive to the large-scale breakthrough of the Russian army.
And now the cold winter has passed, and Finland’s land is soft. Once the Finnish army destroys hard-earth roads or blocks traffic lines, it will be difficult for the Russian army to go around from other places, and it will still be difficult to attack Finland. We all know that Russia is a traditional country with right to road. The powerful army from ancient times to the present has been the basis for its existence. The current situation in Finland is really not suitable for the large-scale breakthrough of the Russian army, so Finland has the confidence to compete with Russia.
At present, the Russian army has transported the Iskander missile to the Russian-Finn border. The missile can be installed with the nuclear warhead . Once Finland angers Russia, anything is possible. The Russian army is not satisfied with the status quo. The Russian army is preparing to expand its military force on a large scale to deal with threats from the north.
Currently, there are about 400,000 Russian troops, half of which are fighting against the Ukrainian army on the Donbas battlefield, which leads to the emptiness of troops in other regions. Western Russia is also facing the problem of insufficient troops. In this case, the Russian Western Military Region is preparing to form an additional 12 troops to deal with any emergencies.
At the same time, since Finland and Sweden will join NATO, Baltic Sea has almost become the inland sea of NATO. The Russian Baltic fleet also needs to strengthen its military strength. The Russian army is also preparing to modify civilian ships, and nearly 20 warships will be added to the fleet this year. Russia's new round of military expansion can also be used as a response to Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO.
In fact, for Russia, the biggest shortcoming lies in the navy rather than the army. At present, in the entire Baltic Sea, the strength of the Swedish Navy cannot be underestimated. Although surface ship is not as good as the Russian army, the strength of submarine can be said to be one of the best in the Baltic Sea. What's even more terrible is that Sweden is located between Russia and Kaliningrad . Once a war occurs, the Russian army can almost immediately cut off the connection between the enclave.
But the construction of naval power is not overnight. naval ship is the most expensive project. In recent years, Russia has been underdeveloped due to the continued blockade and sanctions from the West, and its economy has almost stagnated. Now we are still using old ships from the Soviet era, and even from the Tsar era.
And the army has become the only advantage of the Russian army. Although the Finnish army has a large number of people, if it wants to fight with the Russian army, it still has a huge gap in strength without occupying a land area. It can be said that the advantages of the Finnish army can only be reflected in its own land defense operations and cannot pose a threat to the Russian army.
Foreign media also exaggerated the "power" of the Finnish army. In fact, Finland and Russia are not in equal size and cannot compete with the Russian army at all. They can only gain a slight advantage with the support of allies and the strong support of the navy. This time, the Russian army not only transported the missiles to the Russian-Finn border, but also started to assemble 12 new troops. It can be said that this will become a major threat to Finland.
Russia has a population of about 150 million, and there are about 60 million adult men. It can be said that the Russian army is almost inexhaustible, which is incomparable to Finland.
Although the situation in the Nordic region is now tense, it has not yet reached the point of breaking up completely. The Russian army has no intention of opening up the second battlefield of , and Finland does not want to cause trouble. However, in the face of the huge threat from the Russian army, some observers pointed out that Finland may allow external forces to intervene, the US military may be stationed in Finland, and NATO's weapons and equipment may also set foot on this "last pure land of Europe."
However, at present, Finland is just making harsh words and not making any extreme actions, because Finland does not want to anger Russia too much. At least it must wait for the Finnish army's strength to strengthen, and the US or NATO army will come to garrison. But the Russian army is also expanding its troops and taking positive response measures.
In general, as Sweden and Finland joined NATO, the situation in Northern Europe has also begun to become increasingly tense. Russia has begun to expand its military and transport missiles. The Finnish army has also begun to make active preparations. Will Finland become the "second Ukraine"? Hopefully there won't be a bigger war.
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