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The situation in the Baltic Sea region, where Russia directly confronts Western countries, remains alarming The situation in the Baltic Sea region, where Russia directly confronts Western countries, remains alarming, although the events taking place there now do not outwardly ...
Finland has become quite an active player in the current Ukrainian situation. The government has not only maintained an outspoken view against the violation of Ukraine’s territory, but also recently President Sauli Niinistö met with the presidents of both Russia and Ukraine. This stance is quite different from the cautious policies that Finland put forth during the Cold War, which other nations used to create the term Finlandization, where the policy of a small country (Finland) is influenced...
Although some pundits believe that no nation should consider joining NATO in light of Ukraine’s situation[1], the crisis nevertheless has fundamentally changed NATO’s relationship with Sweden. This change for Sweden comes due to a combination of already present concerns such as defense capabilities and reliability of alliances that have been given renewed attention. Hence, due to concern of over the security of the Baltic Sea, Sweden is slowly moving closer towards NATO. Disrupting an...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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