Why Finland Joining NATO is a Nightmare for Russia

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The Russian phrase for “self-inflicted injury” is “травма, нанесенная самим собой,” or, pronounced in English: trav-ma, nan-esen-naya sa-mim so-boy.

Russia’s war in Ukraine is a war of ‘self-inflicted injury’, and whether he realizes it or not, Putin has done more damage to the Russian Federation than any Russian leader in recent history.

The invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022 stunned Europe.

But the real shock would come over the summer as Russia’s incompetent military began to rack up a gruesome tally of war crimes — when Putin’s troops showed a routine brutality that hasn’t been seen on the continent on a large scale in four generations.

This not only led to widespread condemnation of Russia but formerly neutral countries like Sweden and Finland began to consider membership in NATO.

This is ironic since Putin’s special military operation was intended to increase Russia’s “buffer” zone between itself and NATO.

Yet, it’s having the exact opposite effect. NATO is about to be right on Moscow’s doorstep.

For the Finns, the invasion shook them to the core: If Putin could invade a sovereign nation at will, what’s stopping him from coming for us next?