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       Similar to what happened to Finland
   DIR By: jebin khatun
       Date: August 29, 2023, 5:56 am
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       Finland was part of the Russian Empire and later had a complex
       relationship with the Soviet Union, it also has a very long land
       border with Russia. Some compare the invasion of the Ukraine to
       the 1939 Winter War. Many believe that something  is now
       happening to Ukraine. There is a concrete analogy there: Finland
       had been part of the Russian Empire until 1917, that is, 20
       years before Stalin's attack, and the Ukraine was part of the
       Soviet Union until 30 years ago. In both cases they appear as
       leftovers, first from the empire and now from the USSR. And in
       both cases, it is the big neighbor against the little one who
       resists beyond his strength.
       Stalin is supposed to have thought that sections of the working
       class would welcome the Red Army, because of the memory of the
       Finnish civil war between the Reds and Whites, but there was
       bitter national resistance that was not a victory for Finland
       but did prevent a full invasion. Today Ukrainian flags are in
       almost all public spaces in Finland. The idea, furthermore, is
       that if there is a moral condemnation and economic sanctions,
       that does not mean that Russia will stop the Telegram Number
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       aggression against Ukraine, but it does
       mean that it will think twice before attacking another country.
       And in the social imaginary, every Russian tank destroyed in the
       Ukraine is one less tank to invade Finland. This perception is
       very common. On the other hand, there is a sort of mental
       militarization of Finnish society.
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       Both in support for Ukraine and when thinking about national
       defense: for example, there is great support for increasing the
       military budget. Is this also generating geopolitical
       rapprochement with Sweden? There are many discussions between
       Finland and Sweden to evaluate a joint application for NATO
       membership. The situation in both countries is somewhat
       different. In 1948, Finland signed the Agreement of Friendship,
       Cooperation and Mutual Assistance with Stalin's Soviet Union
       that embodied a kind of guarded neutrality and lasted until
       1992. This treaty allowed Finland to maintain its independence
       and its democratic system despite being in a zone of Soviet
       geopolitical influence. That generated some self-censorship, in
       politics and in the press, about what was happening in the
       Soviet neighbor.
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