In recent times, in addition to fierce clashes on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, Russia has also held a massive strategic nuclear force exercise in response to the nuclear strategic exercise held by the NATO Group not long ago. However, this nuclear strategic exercise, which was originally intended to send a deterrent signal to NATO , not only failed to scare NATO away, but also backfired, causing itself greater trouble.
Recently, according to "Russia Today (RT)" report, on the day of Russia's nuclear strategic exercise code-named "Thunder-2022", the Finnish , a neighbor of Russia, suddenly changed its words to the outside world, allowing NATO to deploy nuclear weapon on its territory to resist threats from Russia. The report quoted sources on Finland's diplomatic and security policy as saying that regarding the joining of NATO, the Finnish government has formulated a draft legislation that will allow NATO to establish military bases and deploy nuclear weapons in Finland, and the relevant draft will be submitted to parliament for deliberation within two weeks.
According to this source, the Finnish government's draft legislation was written by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Defense and the President's Office have participated in the preparation of the bill. Therefore, it is basically a foregone conclusion that the passage of parliamentary deliberations and becoming a national law. Speaking about why the bill insists on allowing NATO to deploy nuclear weapons within its borders, the source said that if NATO nuclear weapons are not deployed in Finland, even if Finland has joined NATO, it will not fully guarantee Finland's national security.
It is worth noting that Finland has no plans to introduce NATO nuclear weapons before it is confirmed to join NATO. In May this year, the third month after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Finland and Sweden , which had been the neutral country, suddenly joined forces to apply to join NATO, which caused a huge sensation at the time. However, applying to join NATO is one thing, and whether to deploy NATO nuclear weapons within the border is another thing. Regarding the issue of whether to deploy NATO nuclear weapons within the border, NATO has previously stated that this issue has not been discussed among member states, and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin also said at the time that the country has no plans to deploy NATO nuclear weapons.
As for why Finland did not dare to allow NATO to deploy nuclear weapons within its borders at that time, it was largely due to Russia's tough stance at that time. In June this year, in response to NATO's possible deployment of nuclear weapons in Finland and Sweden, Russian Federal Security Council Vice Chairman Medvedev warned that once Finland and Sweden join NATO, Russia does not rule out the deployment of ballistic missile and nuclear weapons at the border for national security reasons to resist deterrence from the West.
In this context, some analysts believed that even if Finland and Sweden joined NATO, as long as NATO nuclear weapons is not allowed to enter, it will generally not cause further escalation of the situation. However, just four months later, Finland suddenly changed its words to the outside world, opening the door to NATO's nuclear weapons. The speed of this change is a bit beyond the expectations of the outside world. So, why did Finland choose to provoke Russia at this point in time? My personal analysis believes that there are two main points:
First, due to the current situation in Russia and Ukraine, Finland has to do so. At present, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is still continuing. In a sense, the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield has expanded to the European land. This can be seen from the strength of the Western camp's aid to Ukraine. At the same time, the United States also deployed the ace force "101 Airborne Division" near the Ukrainian border, which is very stance to intervene in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict once the situation escalates. Under such circumstances, Finland allowed NATO nuclear weapons to be deployed in large part to improve self-protection capabilities.
Second, in addition to self-insurance, it is not ruled out that it is subject to pressure from the United States. As we all know, Finland borders Russia. If the United States can win over Finland to join NATO and deploy nuclear weapons within its borders, it will be equivalent to wedging a nail on the side of Russia's bed, making Russia "can't sleep all night" and feeling uncomfortable.How could the United States, which has always regarded Russia as its "strong enemy", missed this huge benefit in vain?
On the other hand, even if it is ultimately subject to Russia's tough stance and cannot deploy nuclear weapons in Finland, it can at least create new conflicts on the Russian-Finn border. As for whether it can fight, it doesn't matter. What is important is that as long as Russia distributes part of its energy to deal with Finland, it will greatly restrain the Russian army's initiative in the Ukrainian battlefield. For the United States, no matter how you look at it, it is a sure profit and no loss.
In short, Russia's current situation is very serious. Originally, Ukraine was like a "knife" pressing on Russia's belly, but now with the sudden change of words from Finland, once the former allows NATO to deploy nuclear weapons within its borders, it is equivalent to "hanging a sharp sword that may fall at any time" on Russia's head. This is not a good thing for Russia at present.
