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Finnish military experts do not think that Finland's NATO accession should see it defend the Baltic countries, daily Helsingin Sanomat reports.

Sent their culture minister. in that sense, russia has really shown no interest in negotiations and if you are ukraine, your sovereignty has been violated by full—scale war, built upon eight years of low level conflicts with the east of ukraine, you would not have any interest in negotiating either and i think that is the big part of why they do not want to negotiate now. in a strategic sense, there is an interesting angle here, the places where russia has been more successful are in occupied areas like donbas. if you are a ukrainian official there, like donbas. if you are a ukrainian offici...

In a strategic sense, there is an interesting angle here, the places where russia has been more successful are in occupied areas like donbas. if you are a ukrainian official there, it does not make much sense to give the russians any more ground from which to launch further attacks. how important is the regional support from the baltic countries, from poland, in ensuring that ukraine feels confident enough to keep pushing back and refusing to concede territory? it is absolutely essential. countries like poland and the baltic states understand the threat of russian aggression better than any ot...

To keep pushing back and refusing to concede territory?— concede territory? it is absolutely essential. countries _ concede territory? it is absolutely essential. countries like - concede territory? it is absolutely essential. countries like poland i concede territory? it is absolutely l essential. countries like poland and the baltic states understand the threat of russian aggression better than any other western countries. to have the baltic states and poland in institutions like the eu and nato has really pushed in some sense the policy to a much smarter position regarding russia, a much ...

The baltic countries feeling a lot safer. norway as well. and, yes, nato will have its presence there in the baltic sea. this is, of course, something that vladimir putin wants to avoid. he has always seen nato's expansion eastwards as a threat. this is more menacing for russia in vladimir putin's eyes, but, again, we already heard from finalnd's'president yesterday, applying for nato membership from the finnish point of view it would be about defence, not offence. james reynolds is in lappeenranta, on the border between finland and russia. than, ways of thinking changing rapidly we heard a mo...