If Finland Joins NATO, it’s ‘Game Over’ for Russia

Wes O'Donnell
6 min readMay 26, 2022

Like some Greek tragedy playing out on the world stage, Russia’s senseless invasion of Ukraine set events in motion that will ultimately make the Russian Federation far weaker than it was before the invasion.

Over the past three months, the shockwave could be felt throughout Europe as Putin’s incompetent military began to rack up a tally of civilian deaths and needless property destruction in Ukraine.

Now, Finland is breaking with a long-standing tradition of neutrality, a stance they held throughout the Cold War, and…

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Wes O'Donnell

Army & Air Force Veteran | Global Security guy at War is Boring, GEN, OneZero | Intel Forecaster | Law Student | TEDx Speaker | Pro-Democracy | Pro-Human Rights