President of Finland Sauli Niinisto with Russian President Putin. Office Of The President of Russia
Finland Feeling Vulnerable Amid Russian Provocations -- Washington Post
HELSINKI — Wedged hard against Russia’s northwestern border, peaceable Finland has long gone out of its way to avoid prodding the nuclear-armed bear next door.
But now the bear is provoking Finland, repeatedly guiding military planes into Finnish airspace and deploying submarines and helicopters to chase after Finnish research vessels in international waters.
The incidents are part of a pattern of aggressive Russian behavior that has radiated across Europe but that has been especially unnerving for countries such as Finland that live outside the protective bubble of NATO.
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Update: In Interviews, Finland’s Leaders See Peril In Standoff Between Russia And The West -- Washington Post
My Comment: The Finnish military is now at a state of "high alert" .... Finland back on red alert over expansionist Russia (The Guardian) .... but I fail to see how they can do anything more than just "look" at the Russians.
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