Finland in 2023: Beyond Military Nonalignment and a Revanchist Putin
Making sense of Finland’s shift away from a decades-long policy of military nonalignment.
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Making sense of Finland’s shift away from a decades-long policy of military nonalignment.
Russia's defense minister also announced the creation of three new motorized rifle divisions and two air assault divisions, as well as two new military districts, Moscow and Leningrad.
Russia and Finland once maintained close relations that were partly imposed by Moscow. Since Putin's invasion of Ukraine, though, the Finns are strengthening their defenses and striving to join NATO. For many, it marks the end of an era.
"We know how to use them," Finland President Sauli Niinistö said, regarding the weapons systems Helsinki is giving Kyiv.
The ruling comes nearly 78 years after the siege ended.