According to the Russian president, Finland was “dragged” into Nato.

As a Finn I say this is fine. Every military resource that is tied down and not raping and destroying Ukraine is net positive.

  • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    11 months ago

    Hey question for the arm-chair generals: if some group started operations on the Russian troops would it escalate or would both nations just treat it like random terrorism?

    • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
      12·
      11 months ago

      Question for the questioner:

      if some group started operations on the Russian troops

      What group are you talking about?

      Hint: No one in NATO wants anything in Russia.

      • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        11 months ago

        I don’t know. Some terrorist group goes to Finland, creeps over the border, and burns down something Russian or the opposite. Border incidents do happen. I am curious how it would be handled. Would everyone assume the worst and the world ends?

        • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.spaceEnglish
          7·
          11 months ago

          The Nazis started WW2 by sending a group of prisoners in Polish Army uniforms to attack a German radio station close to the border. I’m sure Putin is familiar with the history, and if he needed a casus belli, would consider it.

          Not that it would make attempting to invade Finland (especially with Russia’s depleted forces) any less idiotic. At this stage, I’m not sure that Finland would even bother invoking Article 5.