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Anonymous Coward User ID: 71616700 United States 07/01/2016 02:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72485431 Mexico 07/01/2016 03:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. NATO is the front of the United States. Russia is surrounded by NATO, as we speak. Russia wil be WISE to act accordingly as to preserve its integrity, especially when Brezinski has written about breaking and invading Russia in his books to direct the foreign policy of the US. Read, so you stop being a stupid bastard, who believes ALL PROPAGANDA from his own hypocritical government. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72495484 Germany 07/01/2016 03:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. NATO is the front of the United States. Russia is surrounded by NATO, as we speak. Russia wil be WISE to act accordingly as to preserve its integrity, especially when Brezinski has written about breaking and invading Russia in his books to direct the foreign policy of the US. Read, so you stop being a stupid bastard, who believes ALL PROPAGANDA from his own hypocritical government. Of course you are right. But Finland has a history of being at war with Russia. Threatening an invasion is not helping the relations. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72495220 Belgium 07/01/2016 03:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | from the WW3 thread: Putin: "NATO would gladly fight Russia to the last Finnish soldier" Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72495220 Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that NATO membership for Finland would be the country's own affair. However, he pointed out at a press conference after talks with President Sauli Niinistö that if Finland were to join, its defense forces would be part of a NATO infrastructure extending up to Russia's border, and that things would change. more at link: [link to yle.fi] Putin agrees to Finnish proposal on aircraft transponders Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Finland Friday afternoon for a one-day visit focused on talks with his Finnish counterpart President Sauli Niinistö. Following their talks, Putin told the press he accepted a proposal by Niinistö and that Russia will discuss the use of transponders by aircraft over the Baltic Sea with NATO as a confidence-building measure. more at link: [link to yle.fi] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 6315722 United States 07/01/2016 04:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. NATO is the front of the United States. Russia is surrounded by NATO, as we speak. Russia wil be WISE to act accordingly as to preserve its integrity, especially when Brezinski has written about breaking and invading Russia in his books to direct the foreign policy of the US. Read, so you stop being a stupid bastard, who believes ALL PROPAGANDA from his own hypocritical government. What does any of that red text bullshit have to do with Russia having no say in what Finland does? |
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Mr Chronos User ID: 70170111 United States 07/01/2016 04:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. NATO is the front of the United States. Russia is surrounded by NATO, as we speak. Russia wil be WISE to act accordingly as to preserve its integrity, especially when Brezinski has written about breaking and invading Russia in his books to direct the foreign policy of the US. Read, so you stop being a stupid bastard, who believes ALL PROPAGANDA from his own hypocritical government. You my friend, are the stupid one. No one, absolutely no one, can invade Russia. It is huge, well equipped, and ultimately can bomb any invading country to the dark ages. So while some of NATO's actions are not contributing a calm environment, there is no need to think Russia is threatened in any realistic scenario. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 61793825 United States 07/01/2016 04:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. NATO is the front of the United States. Russia is surrounded by NATO, as we speak. Russia wil be WISE to act accordingly as to preserve its integrity, especially when Brezinski has written about breaking and invading Russia in his books to direct the foreign policy of the US. Read, so you stop being a stupid bastard, who believes ALL PROPAGANDA from his own hypocritical government. You my friend, are the stupid one. No one, absolutely no one, can invade Russia. It is huge, well equipped, and ultimately can bomb any invading country to the dark ages. So while some of NATO's actions are not contributing a calm environment, there is no need to think Russia is threatened in any realistic scenario. Look up "near abroad". The Russians have a long entrenched view of border areas. Finland beat the snot out of USSR in Winter War. American snowflakes would be appalled to know Finland was flying the swastika, to boot. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47416591 United States 07/01/2016 04:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. If Finland joins NATO then they will do like all the other countries on Russia's border's did and bring in NATO missiles. But your point is that Finland can do what it wants. Then why couldn't Cuba do what it did when it brought in USSR missiles? And why couldn't Saddam Hussein do what he wanted to do? And what about Libya and Syria? Just what in the hell did they do anyways? But the real point here is that when the USSR broke up the U.S. and NATO made an agreement with Russia and said they would not expand into the former Soviet republics or expand into their "sphere of influence". Of course the U.S. rarely keeps any treaty they agree on. Like the Indians said "White devils speak with forked tongue". . . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71596717 United States 07/01/2016 04:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. NATO is the front of the United States. Russia is surrounded by NATO, as we speak. Russia wil be WISE to act accordingly as to preserve its integrity, especially when Brezinski has written about breaking and invading Russia in his books to direct the foreign policy of the US. Read, so you stop being a stupid bastard, who believes ALL PROPAGANDA from his own hypocritical government. You my friend, are the stupid one. No one, absolutely no one, can invade Russia. It is huge, well equipped, and ultimately can bomb any invading country to the dark ages. So while some of NATO's actions are not contributing a calm environment, there is no need to think Russia is threatened in any realistic scenario. Look up "near abroad". The Russians have a long entrenched view of border areas. Finland beat the snot out of USSR in Winter War. American snowflakes would be appalled to know Finland was flying the swastika, to boot. So was Russia for awhile. Russians were nazi allies too. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72495484 Germany 07/01/2016 04:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. If Finland joins NATO then they will do like all the other countries on Russia's border's did and bring in NATO missiles. But your point is that Finland can do what it wants. Then why couldn't Cuba do what it did when it brought in USSR missiles? And why couldn't Saddam Hussein do what he wanted to do? And what about Libya and Syria? Just what in the hell did they do anyways? But the real point here is that when the USSR broke up the U.S. and NATO made an agreement with Russia and said they would not expand into the former Soviet republics or expand into their "sphere of influence". Of course the U.S. rarely keeps any treaty they agree on. Like the Indians said "White devils speak with forked tongue". . . Like Russia honored the deal it had with Ukraine to respect its borders, right? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 71596717 United States 07/01/2016 05:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. If Finland joins NATO then they will do like all the other countries on Russia's border's did and bring in NATO missiles. But your point is that Finland can do what it wants. Then why couldn't Cuba do what it did when it brought in USSR missiles? And why couldn't Saddam Hussein do what he wanted to do? And what about Libya and Syria? Just what in the hell did they do anyways? But the real point here is that when the USSR broke up the U.S. and NATO made an agreement with Russia and said they would not expand into the former Soviet republics or expand into their "sphere of influence". Of course the U.S. rarely keeps any treaty they agree on. Like the Indians said "White devils speak with forked tongue". . . Because none of those countries were part of multinational league of countries that defend each othr. You know, NATO. Russia has no say in who joins nato. That's the bottom line |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47416591 United States 07/01/2016 05:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. If Finland joins NATO then they will do like all the other countries on Russia's border's did and bring in NATO missiles. But your point is that Finland can do what it wants. Then why couldn't Cuba do what it did when it brought in USSR missiles? And why couldn't Saddam Hussein do what he wanted to do? And what about Libya and Syria? Just what in the hell did they do anyways? But the real point here is that when the USSR broke up the U.S. and NATO made an agreement with Russia and said they would not expand into the former Soviet republics or expand into their "sphere of influence". Of course the U.S. rarely keeps any treaty they agree on. Like the Indians said "White devils speak with forked tongue". . . Like Russia honored the deal it had with Ukraine to respect its borders, right? Are you spewing out that Main Stream Media vomit saying Russia invaded Ukraine? The democratically elected government of Ukraine was overthrown by Mossad and CIA. So it was us that did not respect the borders and used hired mercenaries in another "color revolution". . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47416591 United States 07/01/2016 05:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. If Finland joins NATO then they will do like all the other countries on Russia's border's did and bring in NATO missiles. But your point is that Finland can do what it wants. Then why couldn't Cuba do what it did when it brought in USSR missiles? And why couldn't Saddam Hussein do what he wanted to do? And what about Libya and Syria? Just what in the hell did they do anyways? But the real point here is that when the USSR broke up the U.S. and NATO made an agreement with Russia and said they would not expand into the former Soviet republics or expand into their "sphere of influence". Of course the U.S. rarely keeps any treaty they agree on. Like the Indians said "White devils speak with forked tongue". . . Because none of those countries were part of multinational league of countries that defend each othr. You know, NATO. Russia has no say in who joins nato. That's the bottom line You answered zero of my questions. Carry on spreading your propaganda nonsense. . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72491066 United Kingdom 07/01/2016 05:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I so wish you would focus on the real problem in Europe. It is not Finland and NATO but the invaders causing mayhem. I do not think NATO would attack Russia but then there is this stupidity in Ukraine. God knows why they are so foolish as to think Russia would want to expand further than it is already while turning a blind eye to the fact we are being invaded by crazy rapists who would kill us all in the blink of an eye. The World has gone mad. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71596717 United States 07/01/2016 05:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. If Finland joins NATO then they will do like all the other countries on Russia's border's did and bring in NATO missiles. But your point is that Finland can do what it wants. Then why couldn't Cuba do what it did when it brought in USSR missiles? And why couldn't Saddam Hussein do what he wanted to do? And what about Libya and Syria? Just what in the hell did they do anyways? But the real point here is that when the USSR broke up the U.S. and NATO made an agreement with Russia and said they would not expand into the former Soviet republics or expand into their "sphere of influence". Of course the U.S. rarely keeps any treaty they agree on. Like the Indians said "White devils speak with forked tongue". . . Because none of those countries were part of multinational league of countries that defend each othr. You know, NATO. Russia has no say in who joins nato. That's the bottom line You answered zero of my questions. Carry on spreading your propaganda nonsense. . Lol. Weak. Gtfo |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47416591 United States 07/01/2016 05:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 47416591 If Finland joins NATO then they will do like all the other countries on Russia's border's did and bring in NATO missiles. But your point is that Finland can do what it wants. Then why couldn't Cuba do what it did when it brought in USSR missiles? And why couldn't Saddam Hussein do what he wanted to do? And what about Libya and Syria? Just what in the hell did they do anyways? But the real point here is that when the USSR broke up the U.S. and NATO made an agreement with Russia and said they would not expand into the former Soviet republics or expand into their "sphere of influence". Of course the U.S. rarely keeps any treaty they agree on. Like the Indians said "White devils speak with forked tongue". . . Because none of those countries were part of multinational league of countries that defend each othr. You know, NATO. Russia has no say in who joins nato. That's the bottom line You answered zero of my questions. Carry on spreading your propaganda nonsense. . Lol. Weak. Gtfo The quality of shills has gone down hill lately. What happened did they cut your pay? Only 3 sentences in 2 posts. Is that the bear minimum you can get away with and still keep your job? . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72495484 Germany 07/01/2016 05:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. If Finland joins NATO then they will do like all the other countries on Russia's border's did and bring in NATO missiles. But your point is that Finland can do what it wants. Then why couldn't Cuba do what it did when it brought in USSR missiles? And why couldn't Saddam Hussein do what he wanted to do? And what about Libya and Syria? Just what in the hell did they do anyways? But the real point here is that when the USSR broke up the U.S. and NATO made an agreement with Russia and said they would not expand into the former Soviet republics or expand into their "sphere of influence". Of course the U.S. rarely keeps any treaty they agree on. Like the Indians said "White devils speak with forked tongue". . . Like Russia honored the deal it had with Ukraine to respect its borders, right? Are you spewing out that Main Stream Media vomit saying Russia invaded Ukraine? The democratically elected government of Ukraine was overthrown by Mossad and CIA. So it was us that did not respect the borders and used hired mercenaries in another "color revolution". . I know that Russia invaded Ukraine. I don't need the mainstream media telling me anything. And so does noone else in Eastern Europe. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72495484 Germany 07/01/2016 05:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Many Ukrainians welcomed the Nazis with open arms after the Soviets butchered them in the Holodomor. That is why there is tension in the Ukraine. A large part of their population doesn't want to be ruled by Russia. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72473369 Canada 07/01/2016 05:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. NATO is the front of the United States. Russia is surrounded by NATO, as we speak. Russia wil be WISE to act accordingly as to preserve its integrity, especially when Brezinski has written about breaking and invading Russia in his books to direct the foreign policy of the US. Read, so you stop being a stupid bastard, who believes ALL PROPAGANDA from his own hypocritical government. Brzezinski is a lunatic, I know since Im Polish. He hates Russia (before he was pretending to be antiCommunist) but doesnt care about what Germany did. Hes not the only one though. There are a lot of neocons who want to invade Russia by any means, economy, revolution, etc. You can read some of the shit online, also Wolfwitz/ PNAC/etc. He does dislike Zionists though which is fine. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72473369 Canada 07/01/2016 05:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. NATO is the front of the United States. Russia is surrounded by NATO, as we speak. Russia wil be WISE to act accordingly as to preserve its integrity, especially when Brezinski has written about breaking and invading Russia in his books to direct the foreign policy of the US. Read, so you stop being a stupid bastard, who believes ALL PROPAGANDA from his own hypocritical government. Of course you are right. But Finland has a history of being at war with Russia. Threatening an invasion is not helping the relations. A lot of "northern Russians" have Finno-Ulgric ancestry. Its probably in the minority but they Russified them a few hundred years ago. Some Russians get offended by it but I dunno why. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72495484 Germany 07/01/2016 05:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns a country not to join NATO or else if they want to? Like they're the real rulers of Finland?? This kid of behavior is exactly why Finland wants to join most likely. Russia creates it's own damned problems. You can't tell another country it can't join NATO or else. It's not your country Putin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71616700 You just have to deal with it like every country that doesn't like another country doing something they don't like and I believe he will deal with it. Putin makes more redlines to be crossed than Obama at this point. NATO is the front of the United States. Russia is surrounded by NATO, as we speak. Russia wil be WISE to act accordingly as to preserve its integrity, especially when Brezinski has written about breaking and invading Russia in his books to direct the foreign policy of the US. Read, so you stop being a stupid bastard, who believes ALL PROPAGANDA from his own hypocritical government. Brzezinski is a lunatic, I know since Im Polish. He hates Russia (before he was pretending to be antiCommunist) but doesnt care about what Germany did. Hes not the only one though. There are a lot of neocons who want to invade Russia by any means, economy, revolution, etc. You can read some of the shit online, also Wolfwitz/ PNAC/etc. He does dislike Zionists though which is fine. According to this man, the main goal of the americans is to prevent an alliance between Germany and Russia. [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72496922 Canada 07/01/2016 05:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i have been favoring finland these last years i feel it woulod make a good admionistrational operations headquarters. i have been meeting with finnish folk and like what i see we moved cia headquarters to cern because of genetic corruption in virginia and i suggested norway but since have been favoring finland as the protected seed on earth i am imigrating to finland and will live there during summers instead of usa/canada or switzerland finland will have genetic protection meaning advanced labs in safe locations that have collected genetic material from fins will have priority privilkages in future worlds ive spent the last 5 years examining finnish material and doing psychlogical profiling finding even the language a possible replacement for english as a global commerse base template. in future your genes will be your money your genetic purity will decide what is available to you on earth [eg. who can afford a spaceship] and i errored in thinking norwegians were materia prima when in fact finnish are far superior. billion dollar babies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! neither nato nor russia will decide finnish fate finnish material will be prime material henceforth germans norwegians swedes and swiss are inferior 1 finnish person of pure genes will be worth 800 trillion persons of german descent the whole world will change as we replace the materia prima to create the new cathar race |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72495220 Belgium 07/01/2016 05:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to yle.fi] "Imagine that Finland were to join NATO. That would mean that Finland's defense forces would no longer be independent, rather part of a NATO infrastructure extending up to Russia's border," he [Putin] said. Putin added that in such a situation things would change. He let it be understood that in this case Russian troops would no longer stay 1500 kilometres back from the Finnish border, as they do now. The Russian president went on to say that even so, Russia would respect a decision by the Finns, since it is Finland's own decision to make. "NATO would gladly fight Russia to the last Finnish soldier. Russia would not want that. But, it is not our decision, it's yours," stated Putin. It was unclear what President Putin was referring to when he spoke of troops 1500 kilometres from the Finnish border. Russia maintains military bases significantly closer to the border near St. Petersburg, at Alakurtti and in Murmansk. ---------- The article above from Finnish Yle News shows that Putin is not averse to a bit of rhetoric, because it is well known that there have been Russian troops in Murmansk for a while, with the former military base at Alakurtti reopening about 1.5 years ago: [link to barentsobserver.com] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 72473369 Canada 07/01/2016 05:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Do you remember how pissy the US got when Russia had a base and/or nukes in cuba? Well NATO is doing the same thing to some countries like Poland, Turkey, Finland (Turkey has US nukes). So its very understandable the Russians are concerned. Much of these weapons can shift between offense and defense. While Germany and Japan are begging to get rid of US bases, the leaders ignore them. |