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Russia says Finland, Sweden could face consequences if countries move to join NATO
Fox news ^ | 02/25/2022 | Louis Casiano

Posted on 02/25/2022 6:13:41 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

A Russian official on Friday issued a warning to Finland and Sweden should both nations intend to join NATO, saying such moves would have "serious military-political repercussions."

During a news briefing, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova made the remarks as Russian forces continue to battle the Ukrainian military following an unprovoked invasion into the neighboring country.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: blackmail; consequences; finland; putinsbuttboys; russia; russianaggression; russianthreats; sweden
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I heard on the news that there are reports that Putin is isolated and paranoid. Not sure how true that is or what.
1 posted on 02/25/2022 6:13:41 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Whereas invading other countries does not.


2 posted on 02/25/2022 6:16:48 PM PST by fruser1
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It would be an amazing result if the Russians got rid of him, but it seems like wishful thinking. What a loathsome p.o.s. he is. I don’t know what Tucker Carlson sees in him.


3 posted on 02/25/2022 6:17:20 PM PST by babble-on
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“I heard on the news that there are reports that Putin is isolated and paranoid. Not sure how true that is or what.”

You sure they weren’t talking about Zelenskyy?

He’s the guy losing his country at the moment.


4 posted on 02/25/2022 6:18:44 PM PST by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No, he’s a few things, but that ain’t it.

It i just hope we all don’t sucked into this.


5 posted on 02/25/2022 6:19:00 PM PST by Bulwyf
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To: ChicagoConservative27
I heard on the news...

There is no more news. Just propaganda.

6 posted on 02/25/2022 6:22:48 PM PST by McGruff (In war, truth is the first casualty.)
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Sweden

Are there any other arabic speaking countries in NATO already besides France?
7 posted on 02/25/2022 6:23:54 PM PST by posterchild
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Putin is a pretentios ba$tard.

If the Vikings want to join NATO, they will.

But the Swedes are ruggedly independent with their own dedicated military industrial base, They do not really need NATO imho.

The Finns wold have to be nuked. The Russians will never conquer the Finns with conventional warfare.


8 posted on 02/25/2022 6:26:20 PM PST by Candor7 (ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Promises made not to expand NATO are proven to be worthless. There’s really no other hand to play, but it will probably backfire even if he succeeds in Ukraine.


9 posted on 02/25/2022 6:26:56 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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The answer is real simple....

Kill Putin

No Putin , no problems


10 posted on 02/25/2022 6:27:14 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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The answer is real simple....

Kill Putin

No Putin , no problems


11 posted on 02/25/2022 6:27:29 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The answer is real simple....

Kill Putin

No Putin , no problems


12 posted on 02/25/2022 6:27:31 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The answer is simple....
Kill Putin


13 posted on 02/25/2022 6:28:16 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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It wouldn’t surprise me if that is already planned by some of his countrymen.


14 posted on 02/25/2022 6:29:01 PM PST by posterchild
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Nope. That’s a bluff. He’s being smart. A genius in fact. I heard it from an informed source.


15 posted on 02/25/2022 6:38:51 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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--- "Russia says Finland, Sweden could face consequences if countries move to join NATO."

We forget the Cuban missle crisis in which the US was enormously upset with the then-USSR staging missiles with Castro's compliance. NATO is a treaty organization, not a suprnational government. Even so, one might compare response. County X places offensive weapons near country Y's borders. What should the outcome be?

The one answer I would reject is "but this time it's different."

16 posted on 02/25/2022 6:43:25 PM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time
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Just to be clear...

...oh never mind. LOL


17 posted on 02/25/2022 6:46:43 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Isolated and paranoid...if that’s the case I expect we
can see the arrest/disappearance of his political opposition.
Certainly there must be some in the Duma/apparat who see
the lunacy of these actions, he won’t suffer them to have
a chance to rein him in.

The frightening thing is that if Baden is isolated and
paranoid, bad decisions will be made on both sides.


18 posted on 02/25/2022 6:50:08 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Bulwyf
It i just hope we all don’t sucked into this.

Unless and until someone stands up to Putin, we are guaranteed to get sucked into this. Appeasing tyrants never works.
19 posted on 02/25/2022 6:55:13 PM PST by rottndog (What comes after America?)
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Sweden has no border with Russia. Finland is a part of EU and a former Russian province only independent in 1917. Both should ally with NATO.
Putin needs to be brought up on war crimes.


20 posted on 02/25/2022 6:56:44 PM PST by grumpygresh (Civil disobedience by non-compliance; jury and state nullification. )
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