Russia Is Taking The Finnish Front Of The New Cold War Very Seriously
Andrew Korybko
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Fältmarskalk Baron Carl Gustaf E. Mannerheim
Medvedev’s article shows that Russia is prepared to tackle all Finnish-emanating threats from NATO
Former Russian President and incumbent Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev published a scathing article at TASS in early September about in which he excoriated Finland for its former alliance with the Nazis and warned about new threats from it: “The New Finnish Doctrine: Stupidity, Lies, Ingratitude.” (awip)
This follows reports in May that Russia has been beefing up its defenses along the Finnish frontier, which was analyzed here and includes links to several briefings on this subject.
Much of Medvedev’s article is devoted to the WWII-era period, with special attention drawn to what the Supreme Court of Karelia (an autonomous republic in Russia bordering Finland) recognized last year as the Finnish Genocide of the Soviet People during that time.
This focus is meant to remind Russians that Finland was once their country’s enemy even though Moscow showed mercy upon it after WWII in order to create a neutral buffer zone that formally remained in effect till Finland joined NATO in 2023. Medvedev’s motive is to rally Russians in support of their country’s more muscular policy towards Finland in response to its new hostile policies since joining that bloc.
These include compliance with Western sanctions and agreeing to let the US possibly use up to 15 military facilities. Moreover, NATO “is now intensively mastering all five operational environments of Suomi (how Finns refer to their country) - land, sea, air, space and cyberspace”, according to Medvedev. The threats are therefore multiplying.


















