Russian-Finnish relations are very tenseespecially in view of the recent events in the Baltic Sea. Undersea cables between the two were broken in the reservoir Finland i Estonia.
Meanwhile, the daily “Iltalehti” warned that Moscow she would like to occupy part of the lands obtained in 1743. The signing then took place Treaty of Turkuwhich was the result of the Swedish-Russian war. The victorious Russia received territories belonging to modern Russia Finland.
The authors of the publication referred to their sources in the North Atlantic Alliance.
Finland. They fear a Russian attack
As explained, they are targeted by the Kremlin Baltic states and southeastern Finland. This area includes, among others, the Finnish capital, that is Helsinki.
What would a possible Russian attack look like? The impact would be longitudinal rzeki Kymijoki. The attack would then cover the strategic strait Pumalansalmi on the lake Saimaa. Possible success Kremlin would lead to creating a buffer zone in the east of Finland.
“Russia's thinking about security reflects the pursuit of strategic depth and the desire to create coherent buffer zone w Europe of Arctic after Baltic Sea and from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea,” Iltalehti reported.
Russia. Putin's ominous announcement
The publication coincides with the pre-Christmas announcement Vladimir Putin. The politician pointed out on December 19 that his country “has sufficient strength and resources to do so return all its historic territories“.
Putin often emphasized this in his rhetoric imperial traditions of Russia. Therefore – according to the Finns – such announcements should be taken literally.
Boris Pistorius recently commented on the matter. The German Minister of Defense warned against a very fast one Russians rearmingwhich may result in an attack on the territory in the future NATO.
Source: “Italehti”, Biełsat