Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO

Re:Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO by ilyt on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:57AM (#35440697)

> if Russia seriously feared NATO aggression, it wouldn't voluntarily demilitarize its NATO borders during the past 13 months.

I mean, yeah, but the reason is probably just "we need more shit to shoot at civilians in UA" rather than "we don't fear NATO invasion"

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Re:Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO by mupuff1234 on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @12:26PM (#35442156)

Sure, but if they actually feared a NATO invasion they wouldn't have had the liberty to shift those forces.

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Re:Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO by tnel77 on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @08:37PM (#35549249)

Yes, but… no? If you want to give the appearance of strength, I wouldn’t suggest losing to a country 1/28 your size.

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Re:Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO by The_Colonel on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @02:13PM (#35443777)

Yeah, but it shows the priorities - conquer more non-NATO land or protect their borders against an apparently existential threat intent on destroying Russia? This is a mask off moment.

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