I don’t think it’s a bluff, I think they’re trying to provoke Russia to do something, anything, that will give NATO a chance to confront them.
From Finland’s perspective, they join NATO 2 months ago (as NATO is clearly provoking the Russians into WW3), just to guarantee that they’ll be the first to be sacked if something happens. Not just that, but Finland is so close to the Russian capital that Russia can’t even run the risk of not “addressing” them if there is so much as an unexpected blip on their radar. This is a recipe for disaster.
I’m not sure why they would offer themselves up as a sacrifice in event of an increasingly likely war with Russia.
Call it a desperate bluff by going 'all-in' and hoping for a fold.
I don’t think it’s a bluff, I think they’re trying to provoke Russia to do something, anything, that will give NATO a chance to confront them.
From Finland’s perspective, they join NATO 2 months ago (as NATO is clearly provoking the Russians into WW3), just to guarantee that they’ll be the first to be sacked if something happens. Not just that, but Finland is so close to the Russian capital that Russia can’t even run the risk of not “addressing” them if there is so much as an unexpected blip on their radar. This is a recipe for disaster.