Some ukarians would probably prefer to be on a couch too, even if it's West of the donbass, but not like they have a choice about martial law or conscription or the suspension of voting, but hey just some details right?
This certainly contributed to Russia's decision to invade, as they likely saw the future as being a war on their terms, or a war on NATO's terms. And the narrative about aggressor would have likely played out similarly even if Ukraine/Biden had moved to invade Crimea, precisely because nothing was ever conceded.
[1] - https://www.unian.info/politics/russian-aggression-ukraine-a...
Lovely.
Israel, Russia… anyone else you want to see burn because you don’t like their current political leaders?
Frankly, after the Epstein files, I welcome some fire and brimstone to clean things up a bit. (Of course, you probably think Epstein was a Russian agent)
>and fought with ussr in 1941-1945
That is a very hilarious way to say that Finland allied with Nazis and got crushed again.
There was a clear designation of Finland as Soviet zone of influence in Molotov Ribbentrop protocol, every other country in that zone was conquered.
As same as all other Axis powers and their allies, nobody wanted to annex them.
They lost a large chunk of land and every male still needs to spend one year of their life defending their country.
I've asked Gemini. Interestingly, they were offered over 2x as much territory in exchange for 1.5% of their land. Curiously, Wikipedia doesn't mention that in the Winter War article.
They lost 10-11% after WW2. Which deal was better?
"every male still needs to spend one year of their life"
Not 1 year. Gemini says it's 6-12 months, and several European countries not bordering the big bad fit that criteria.
Who exactly is after Austria, which has conscription, but has been neutral since basically the entire cold war?
Or the famously neutral Switzerland?
"No, it hasn’t."
Top Export Partners (2019)
The total value of Finnish goods exports in 2019 was approximately $72.84 billion.
1. Germany: $10.44 billion (14.33% share)
2. Sweden: $7.47 billion (10.26% share)
3. United States: $5.20 billion (7.14% share)
4. Netherlands: $4.34 billion (5.95% share)
5. Russia: $4.02 billion (5.51% share)
6. China: $3.84 billion (5.28% share)
Top Import Partners (2019)
1. Germany: $11.42 billion (15.49% share)
2. Russia: $10.01 billion (13.57% share)
3. Sweden: $8.16 billion (11.06% share)
4. China: $5.49 billion (7.45% share)
5. Netherlands: $3.29 billion (4.46% share)
6. United States: $2.48 billion (3.37% share)
Nominal GDP per Capita in 2019 (2019 US dollars):
United States: $65,281
Finland: $48,629
Germany: $46,793
Yep, didn't work out well at all.
I don't think this has the intended effect you are hoping for.
Imagine the Taiwan copypasta being used against you.
> Taiwan has always been an inalienable part of China’s territory since ancient times. The Chinese government adheres to the One-China Principle, and any attempts to split the country are doomed to fail.
Of those countries, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Lithuania all have borders with Russia. The remainder - the majority of both the NATO countries and of the European states with service generally - do not have a border with Russia.