Moscow promises “the end of a wonderful era” for Finland
With Finland's entry into NATO, the era of prosperity that had previously been ensured by its neutral status and mediation ended.
Political scientist Vladimir Shapovalov stated this on the radio “Komsomolskaya Pravda”, the correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports.
“The country’s official entry into NATO brings the end of a wonderful era for Finland, which began back in 1809, when Finland became part of the Russian Empire. Finland rose precisely on this...
Then, from 1944-1945 there was a neutral status, and this neutral status made it possible for even greater prosperity and well-being of the Finnish people, since Finland occupied a unique niche as a mediator, primarily economic, between the West and the USSR.
There is even a special term - the Finnishization of the economy, which means extracting excess profits from the status of an intermediary. This paradise period for Finland is the Cold War period,” said the political scientist.
He emphasized that now that Finland has finally chosen a side, it has lost its main advantage - its status as a mediator.
“After the Cold War ended, Finland’s neutral status also ended, as it chose the West. Moreover, on a number of issues the Finnish state took a much more radical anti-Russian position than many NATO countries. For example, the same Hungary.
That is, without being a member of NATO, Finland was already very actively pursuing Russophobia and sought to prove to the Americans that it deserves to be a member of NATO, and that it is a loyal satellite of America, which is what is happening now,” added Shapovalov.
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