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Finland planning attack on Russia, claims Dmitry Medvedev
The Times ^ | September 9, 2025 | Marc Bennetts

Posted on 09/09/2025 1:33:21 PM PDT by Timber Rattler

A senior security official in Moscow has accused Finland of laying the ground for an attack on Russia by Nato, in comments that echo President Putin’s justifications for the invasion of Ukraine.

Dmitry Medvedev, the former president and prime minister who is now the deputy head of Russia’s national security council, issued his warning after a visit to Russia’s 830-mile border with Finland.

“After joining Nato, under the guise of defence measures, Helsinki is pursuing a confrontational course in preparation for war with Russia, apparently preparing a springboard for an attack on us,” Medvedev wrote in an article that was published by Tass, a Russian state news agency.

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Medvedev cited Finland’s participation in recent Nato military exercises as “evidence” of Helsinki’s intentions and warned that confrontation with Russia “could lead to the collapse of Finnish statehood forever.”

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His comments came after satellite images showed that Russia has been building new military bases close to the Finnish border. Both Russia and Finland are strengthening their border defences. Helsinki has accused Moscow of directing migrants towards Finland in a “hybrid operation”.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: escalation; finland; medvedev; nato; worldwariii; ww3; zeeperporn

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Medvedev's article in TASS:

The New Finnish Doctrine: Stupidity, Lies, Ingratitude


1 posted on 09/09/2025 1:33:21 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
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To: Timber Rattler

Better not. Russia will Finnish them.


2 posted on 09/09/2025 1:37:13 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Well….it IS Tuesday.


3 posted on 09/09/2025 1:37:45 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Timber Rattler
This should be fun.

Options:

1) Finland can invade.
2) Finland can make public statements denying the idiotic claims, and then invade.
3) Finland can make public statements denying the idiotic claims, and then NOT invade.
4) Probably some other options, should one daydream a bit.
What is sure is that "talking smack" is a thing. National leaders do it. Sports figures and entertainers do it. Even Freepers do it.

Another opening, another show.....

4 posted on 09/09/2025 1:40:12 PM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: Vermont Lt
--- "Well….it IS Tuesday."

That was Belgium.


5 posted on 09/09/2025 1:42:20 PM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Better not.

No attack was ever coming. 'Off- his- Meds' was just trying to win sympathy from those who see Russia as the victim in the Ukraine war.

Russia will Finnish them.

Russia is not your grandfather's Russia anymore. It can't even handle little-bitty Ukraine, much less a NATO country. Russia's military is now third-rate, with only missiles and drones doing all their work now.
6 posted on 09/09/2025 1:43:18 PM PDT by adorno ( )
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To: Timber Rattler

He’s not taken seriously anywhere, not even Russia.


7 posted on 09/09/2025 1:45:25 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

What is sure is that “talking smack” is a thing. National leaders do it. Sports figures and entertainers do it. Even Freepers do it.


Even educated fleas do it.


8 posted on 09/09/2025 1:48:15 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Timber Rattler

ugly drunk dwarf


9 posted on 09/09/2025 1:50:13 PM PDT by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: adorno

NATO is a parasite and has been draining the USA for over 50 years. USA should just quit and let these European fops deal with Russia by themselves, bet they won’t talk so much smack then.


10 posted on 09/09/2025 1:50:50 PM PDT by rod5591
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11 posted on 09/09/2025 1:54:42 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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Sorry Dmitry, Finland’s got more problems with their muslim migrants than they do with Russia.


12 posted on 09/09/2025 1:56:51 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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---- "Even educated fleas do it."

Fiodor Chaliapin: Song of the Flea - Bloha Song of the Flea YouTube

"The "Song of the Flea" (Russian: Песня о блохе) is a song with piano accompaniment, composed by Modest Mussorgsky in 1879. The lyrics are from the Russian translation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust."

Song of the Flea Wiki


13 posted on 09/09/2025 1:56:59 PM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: mass55th

Russia will have problems with their muslim migrants in due course.


14 posted on 09/09/2025 1:57:21 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Oh, okay.......🙄


15 posted on 09/09/2025 1:57:26 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍! Winning currently!)
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Finland attacking Russia. 😱😁


16 posted on 09/09/2025 1:58:46 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: Timber Rattler

Just like when Poland attacked Germany in 1939.


17 posted on 09/09/2025 2:00:09 PM PDT by Flag_This (They're lying.)
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To: rod5591
NATO is a parasite and has been draining the USA for over 50 years.

NATO would not exist, were it not for the Soviet Union/Russia. So, you have Putin and Lenin and Stalin and Kruschev and other Russian leaders to blame.

USA should just quit

Stop dreaming. It's not gonna happen.

and let these European fops deal with Russia by themselves,

Like it or not, Russia is OUR problem too. Just like China and N.Korea and Venezuela and Iran, are OUR problems too.

bet they won’t talk so much smack then.

When the Russians are not talking smack, they are invading other countries. I prefer the smack. ;)
18 posted on 09/09/2025 2:00:15 PM PDT by adorno ( )
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To: Timber Rattler

Rusian vodka is the best.

He’s just enjoying himself, so what if he needs help standing up?? He’s Russian, after all.


19 posted on 09/09/2025 2:02:01 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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To: dfwgator
This thread got me curious. Finland? Muslims?

Explore The Spiritual Serenity Of Beautiful Mosques In Finland with pix
Looks like they've been there awhile. The EU Commission is fighting with some of the East Europeans for not taking "their share" of the waves of migrants....
20 posted on 09/09/2025 2:02:55 PM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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