Since the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis, Finland has been actively preparing for joining NATO . In recent times, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has frequently hinted or made it clear to the outside world on various occasions that they will make the decision to join NATO soon. The Putin government, which was already nervous because of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, would obviously not be indifferent to this provocation. At the same time, senior Russian officials are constantly warning Finland and clearly stated the serious consequences of their forcibly joining NATO.
(Photo Note: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin)
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency on May 9, Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko issued a warning again that if Finland joins NATO, Moscow will not remain indifferent. On this basis, he also emphasized one thing, that is, from the perspective of strategic security, the Russian army will consider taking necessary measures in accordance with the law to safeguard national defense security.
The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister's words are actually quite room for interpretation. To a certain extent, this can be seen as a signal of force sent by the Putin government to the outside world on the entry of Finland into the covenant. Even Finland and Sweden have become "the second in Ukraine", which is possible.
(Photo Note: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko)
Generally believed that Finland and Sweden began to discuss the possibility of abandoning long-term neutrality in joining NATO in the context of the Ukrainian crisis. According to a three poll this year, 46% of Swedes agree on whether to join NATO. This proportion is as high as 61% in Finland.
Among them, Finland, as Russia's northern neighbor, has actually always benefited from its neutrality and has gained countless benefits during the Cold War . Finland uses the special relationship between the Soviet Union and Finland to concentrate on developing the economy, and can also engage in economic and trade exchanges with the East/Western camps, which has the advantage of monopoly trade channels. Under a series of positive factors, after the war, Finland quickly jumped from a backward agricultural country to a developed country with the highest per capita income in the world.
However, after the end of the Cold War, under the leadership of the United States, NATO has long tried to incorporate Sweden and Finland into NATO's system under the guise of various joint exercises or training. At the same time, NATO completely ignored Russia's security concerns and continued to advance the process of eastward expansion in an attempt to further weaken Russia's power and squeeze its strategic space.
Finland hopes to join NATO, ostensibly affected by the Ukrainian crisis. But the deeper level is the result of the interweaving of the fuel caused by the Western countries such as the United States and its complex historical factors. In the new context, Finland's perception of its own security environment has undergone major changes. Especially because Finland borders Russia, the experiences and lessons learned from geopolitical security and history have caused a serious sense of crisis for Finns, and the result is directly reflected in the sharp increase in the proportion of Finns who hope to join NATO.
In addition, although the scale of Finnish armed forces is not large, it will not fundamentally change the balance of power between the two sides in the short term. However, Finland has a long border with Russia, so once Finland joins NATO, the entire northwest of Russia will be exposed to NATO threats, which will undoubtedly break the strategic balance formed by Europe over the years.
So the next thing is obvious. Finland hopes to obtain security protection by joining NATO, but the result may not be satisfactory. Finland unilaterally pursues security guarantees, but ignores Russia's concerns about strategic security, and will inevitably push itself to the forefront of NATO's confrontation with Russia, and even at the risk of becoming "the second in Ukraine".
because of fear of falling into war, he forced himself to help NATO's chariot, and he was willing to become a front line of Russia, in exchange for so-called security guarantees. Don’t the Finnish government think something is wrong with this inconsistency and putting the cart before the horse?
