Since the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia has focused its main energy on the Ukrainian battlefield. NATO took advantage of the situation to win over the neutral countries around Russia. Finland immediately gave up its neutral position and actively sought to join NATO. This also led to the Finnish colleagues Relations between Russia took a turn for the worse, and Russia took timely countermeasures. Finland also paid a heavy price for this. So what has become of Finland, which is actively anti-Russian?
The current situation in Finland can be said to be terrible. The first is the issue of joining NATO. Previously, Finland and Sweden actively sought to join, and the major countries of Britain, the United States and NATO also absolutely supported it. Just when Finland submitted its application, Turkey suddenly intervened. With one knife, it firmly refuses the Nordic countries to join on the grounds that Finland and Sweden support the Kurdish armed forces.
Since NATO's application mechanism is very special, all other member states must approve the new member's joining. As long as there is one objection, the new member's joining will not be established. Therefore, due to Turkey's firm opposition, Finland's hope of joining NATO has become increasingly strong. The odds are getting slimmer, but not only did Finland not join NATO, it also offended Russia. Russia is not easy to mess with either. Faced with Finland's crazy provocation, Russia directly adopted three major countermeasures, which directly made Finland "miserable".
The first move is for Russia to close its airspace to Finland and refuse entry to passenger aircraft related to Finland. In this way, Finland will directly hit Finland's economic lifeline.
According to Global Network reports, because Russia closed Finnish airspace, Finnish Airlines became the biggest victim of the deterioration in Russian-Finnish relations. Originally, due to the large-scale Western sanctions on Russia, international crude oil prices have soared, and Finnair has been overwhelmed. What's more, this time Russia directly closed its airspace to Finland, which forced Finnair to only operate business related to Europe and America. If If you want to go to Asia, you can only bypass Russian airspace, which will greatly increase aviation costs and even bring Finnair to the edge of bankruptcy.
In this case, Finnair had no choice but to close flights to Asian countries. You must know that routes from Japan and South Korea to Finland account for about 50% of Finnair’s profits. This is a huge blow to Finnair . Currently, Finnair The airline can only rely on European and American routes for support. If Russia continues to block Finnish airspace, Finnair is likely to go bankrupt.
The second move is to cut off power and gas to Finland to make Finland pay the price for opposing Russia.
Finland is also very dependent on Russian oil and gas. This time it dares to directly attack Russia. On the one hand, it is because NATO promised to assist Finland. On the other hand, because the European winter has passed, Finland also has a large demand for natural gas and oil. The magnitude has dropped, which is Finland’s confidence in opposing Russia.
However, what Finland did not expect was that its original plan to join NATO did not go smoothly. Turkey suddenly caused chaos in Finland's plan. At present, Finland has neither received assistance from NATO, nor has its oil and gas been cut off by Russia, although Finland stated that it will not affect people's livelihood. , but judging from the increasingly soaring oil and gas prices in Finland, Finland’s crisis is continuing.
The most severe thing is not oil and gas, but the attitude of the Russian army and the arrival of winter. Once Russia completes its military operations against Ukraine , the next step may be Finland. If Finland has not joined NATO by then, it will be very difficult. It could become the next Ukraine. The most frightening thing is that only when Finland joins NATO can the oil and gas problem be solved. Although Russia is now severely sanctioning Finland, the demand for oil and gas in summer is not large. But in winter, if Finland has not joined NATO, it will be very difficult for Finland. It is easy to be dragged down by oil and gas problems.
The third move is that Russia is increasing its troops to the Finnish border and deploying missiles. This requires Finland to take corresponding measures and send troops to monitor the Russian army at the border, which further increases Finland's economic burden and inflation.
Since the breakdown of relations between Russia and Finland, Russia has dispatched a large number of troops to the Russian-Finnish border, and has also transported various missiles heavy weapons to the vicinity of Finland. This has made Finland extremely nervous, and it has also sent troops to the border to supervise the Russian army. This part of the military expenditure has already overwhelmed Finland. Later, the Finnish Ministry of Interior directly issued a plan to build a wall on the Russian-Finnish border to defend against the Russian attack.
However, what worries Finland the most is winter. It is currently summer. The snow in Finland has melted, the permafrost has gradually thawed, and the roads have become muddy. It is not suitable for the Russian army to launch a large-scale attack at the moment. But if the Russian army waits until After completing the special operation against Ukraine, or waiting until winter comes and Finland's frozen soil solidifies, the Russian army is likely to launch military operations against Finland. In this way, Finland will have to work hard to purchase armaments from foreign countries and actively prepare for defense.
There are some similarities between Finland and Ukraine today. They both could have remained neutral, but chose to join NATO. Now Ukraine has been punished by the Russian army. NATO, which they vowed to do at the time, did not lend a helping hand, but instead continued to Ask the Uzbek side to trade debt and send some weapons in stock.
Now Finland has become the second Ukraine. It could have remained neutral, but it had to make do with NATO. It has been punished by Russia. Not only has it cut off power and gas, but even the airline is on the verge of bankruptcy. This This is what you will get if you follow the United States.
But at this point, Finland has no way back. It must either join NATO or continue to be sanctioned by Russia. However, NATO’s attitude is ambiguous. Whether Finland can join is really unknown. And with the intensification of Russian sanctions, Finland The economic situation has further deteriorated. If the matter of joining NATO is further delayed, Finland is likely to not be able to survive this winter. Not only will it have to face the problem of energy shortages, but it will also have to be careful of the pressing steps of the Russian army.
Generally speaking, Finland is currently in a difficult position. Not only is there no bonus from NATO, but it is also cut off by Russia. It can be said that Finland is facing a huge crisis. As time goes by, Finland’s attitude towards joining NATO has also changed. With the changes, Finland is now reaping the consequences.
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