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Russia Flooding NATO Border With Refugees May Have a Darker Purpose
Newsweek ^ | Nov. 23, 2023 | Isabel van Brugen

Posted on 11/23/2023 4:28:42 AM PST by canuck_conservative

Pekka Kallioniemi, a postdoctoral researcher at Tampere University in Finland, put forward the theory that Moscow could be deliberately pushing Helsinki to shut its borders to prevent Russians from fleeing should Russian President Vladimir Putin introduce a full-scale mobilization to draft more troops to fight in Ukraine....

"There is an interesting and feasible theory, that Russia will start partial or full mobilization after the March 2024 presidential elections, and that they actually WANT Finland to close the border so that young Russian men can't flee through Finland like they did during the first mobilization wave," Kallioniemi wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday.

"For Russia, this scenario would be extremely useful: they could blame Finland for human rights violations and for rejecting asylum seekers, they wouldn't have to close the border by themselves, and they could mobilize Russians living in Finland to protest against the government (like they already have)," he added...

"Russia is increasingly putting its economy on a war footing. Total mobilization may follow the 2024 presidential elections."

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: 202403; anothermobilization; closednorder; draft; finland; fleeing; putinsblunder; refugees; russianelections
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To: blitz128

“Brave” key board warrior


21 posted on 11/23/2023 7:25:02 AM PST by blitz128
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To: blitz128

Sorry, you’re pimping for Biden’s war, not me.


22 posted on 11/23/2023 8:03:53 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: blitz128

Pimping, good choice of words,
Keeping the posts short and pithy, easier to get more in that way
Bravo


23 posted on 11/23/2023 8:15:45 AM PST by blitz128
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

That’s OK. Trudeau’s defeat is coming, it’s just a mere matter of time.

Same thing with Putin.


24 posted on 11/23/2023 9:06:11 AM PST by canuck_conservative (NATO - keeping Europe free of Russian invaders for 74 years - you're welcome!)
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--- "That’s OK. Trudeau’s defeat is coming, it’s just a mere matter of time. Same thing with Putin."

And the same thing with Zelenksy, and Biden and all of us. Tick tock.

25 posted on 11/23/2023 10:31:08 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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