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Finland is a unique country with a distinct language and culture. However, its possession was always contested between Sweden and Russia. Though Finland mainly remained under Swedish control in 1809, it was annexed by Russia. Using the end of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution in late 1917, Finland declared its independence from the Soviet empire.
Finland fought two significant wars with the USSR. Russo-Finnish War or the Winter War from 1939 to 1940 and the Continuation War or the Second Soviet-Finnish War from 1941 to 1944. Why should we talk about these wars today?
Finland and Ukraine have nothing in common other than a powerful neighbour called Russia. However, the present Russia-Ukraine war is uncanny to the Finnish wars. Unfortunately, both Russia and Ukraine have entirely disregarded the lessons learned from those wars and the diplomatic acumen of Finnish leaders during and after the war.
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Thank you for your very interesting analyses!
Thank you so much, Martina.
Man will never learn.
That is so true, Sumita.
The only thing we seem to learn from history is that we cannot seem to learn anything from history.
“There is nothing new under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 1:9
So true.
Mikhail Gorbachev became a big Judas. Russia and China shaking hands? NATO’s expansion east? China has the most seats in the UN. I feel that a secret power shift will soon happen, that will take the world by surprise.
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Sweden & Finland so far are just fine. Why should England bother to go there for these issue? For the sake of the “Game of Throne?” Show of supremacy? Make thing worse by provoking Russia?
Is this wise to calm down the tension? By being neutral, I just feel that India’s insightful philosophical wisdom will not allow such movement worsen the tension.
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Good Analysis. Thanks 👍🏻
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Here is main point as secret hidden in Putin’s mind.this war is no needed as i think.