Re:Why Europe Is Warning of Pax Americana's End
by juki on Monday February 13, 2017 @10:25AM
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Sweden doesn't have a border with Russia. Also, as a Finn, I highly doubt Russia would attack Finland. We have a relatively good relationship with them, and such a war would be very costly with nothing to be gained. If there was a larger conflict in Europe, Russia might try to invade Åland or Gotland, but that also sounds unlikely to happen.
Re:Why Europe Is Warning of Pax Americana's End
by lispm on Monday February 13, 2017 @05:00PM
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> Sweden doesn't have a border with Russia.
Right. Not direct, but Kaliningrad is just 300km across the baltic sea. Stockholm to Kaliningrad is 500km across the baltic sea.
> We have a relatively good relationship with them, and such a war would be very costly with nothing to be gained.
There are many ways to influence a country.
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201702101050541682-finland-ru...
Re:Why Europe Is Warning of Pax Americana's End
by markhahn on Monday February 13, 2017 @10:48AM
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Belarus, really!?! They look like a fragment of the USSR that simply hasn't gotten the message yet. Where's the burgeoning democratic movement, where's the economic modernization?
Then there are European countries not in NATO, but cooperating with NATO, like Sweden and Finland. Both have a border with Russia.