Remember when the Swedes occupied Finland for 600 years, suppressed the speaking of the Finnish language and began colonizing whole regions of the country?
Remember how after they gained their independence from Russia, the Finns fought a brilliant guerilla war against the Soviets in order to prevent their country from being subsumed by another foreign empire?
So far, Nato hasn't caused problems to any of its members. It certainly helped keep them safe from Russian meddling for the most part. I am saying most part because Russia still kidnapped Estonian citizen, still invades or violates airspace, territorial waters and land of nato member countries... But it would be far worse if they weren't nato. We just have to look at Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia as examples. Even in small parts Chechnya too.
Remember when the Swedes occupied Finland for 600 years, suppressed the speaking of the Finnish language and began colonizing whole regions of the country?
Remember how after they gained their independence from Russia, the Finns fought a brilliant guerilla war against the Soviets in order to prevent their country from being subsumed by another foreign empire?
Finland doesn't remember.
It does, that's why they don't want to be victim of yet another soviet or Russian invasion.
You’re not wrong. But it’s making a deal with the devil.
So far, Nato hasn't caused problems to any of its members. It certainly helped keep them safe from Russian meddling for the most part. I am saying most part because Russia still kidnapped Estonian citizen, still invades or violates airspace, territorial waters and land of nato member countries... But it would be far worse if they weren't nato. We just have to look at Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia as examples. Even in small parts Chechnya too.