(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Finland joins NATO: 'Ei koskaan enää yksin' (Never again alone) [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-04 One Finnish sniper in WW2 killed some 500 enemy soldiers. He was referred to - by both sides - as “White Death.” The 800+ mile border between Finland and Russia has not changed. Finland’s membership in NATO will likely deter any Russian invasion. Not unlike Ukraine, Russia has called it a provocation, forgetting that it invaded Ukraine with the same rationalization. The Winter War of 1939/1940 saw little Finland's 4 million humiliate Joseph Stalin and the USSR's 168 million though the USSR finally won. On a 1 to 10 scale, how oblivious were #VladimirPutin and the #RussianArmy to it before attacking #Ukraine? As Finland joins NATO, a reminder of the 1939-40 Winter War when Stalin initiated the Soviet invasion of Finland. The Soviets took 10% of Finland's territory but only after suffering heavy losses. BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday Finland will become the 31st member of the world’s biggest military alliance on Tuesday, prompting a warning from Russia that it would bolster its defenses near their joint border if NATO deploys any troops in its new member. “This is a historic week,” Stoltenberg told reporters on the eve of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. “From tomorrow, Finland will be a full member of the alliance.” He said that he hopes Sweden will be able to join NATO in coming months. The former Norwegian prime minister said that on Tuesday afternoon, “we will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at the NATO headquarters. It will be a good day for Finland’s security, for Nordic security, and for NATO as a whole.” www.huffpost.com/... x #Finland has become NATO’s 31st member. Finnish flag will be raised at NATO HQ; minister will take seat. Our report from Suomussalmi, scene of fierce fighting against Russia in the Winter War of 1939-40, assesses the impact of a long, hostile border. https://t.co/e0W004taJG — Anton La Guardia (@AntonLaGuardia) April 4, 2023 The soviet invasion of Finland is still fresh in their collective memory. (02/14/2022) Earlier this month, American officials made a stunning allegation: Moscow had begun production of a “graphic propaganda video” that would show the aftermath of an alleged attack on ethnic Russians inside Ukraine. The video, featuring clips of corpses and actors in mourning, would justify the need for Russian troops to invade to stop a supposed “genocide.” The existence of such a video is still under debate, and more recent intelligence assessments from White House officials indicate that a Russian invasion might come as early as this week, preceded by a barrage of missile strikes and cyberattacks. Still, there’s little reason to think Russian officials wouldn’t have at least considered a false flag attack as a pretext for an invasion that has been preemptively condemned by much of the West. This is a regime that has all but perfected disinformation operations over the past decade, from pumping lies about Russian responsibility for the destruction of passenger planes to hiring actors in 2014 to claim Ukrainians had “crucified” a young boy. www.politico.com/... x Khrushchev said they gained just enough territory to bury their dead. In just a few months Finns killed almost as many Russians as Americans has lost in all it’s wars. — John Sipher (@john_sipher) April 4, 2023 x It seems not a big issue either way, Russia will not attack Finland and NATO will not attack St Petersburg. pic.twitter.com/tmFnTnxq3q — Stephen 🙏⚾️💜☮️🌈 (@PhiSteveO) April 4, 2023 [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/4/2162159/-Finland-joins-NATO-Ei-koskaan-en-yksin-Never-again-alone Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/