A lot of Fins are hurting because they had a nice little business catering to Russians who would come for a quick holiday. Also, there were entrepeneurs who would ferry goods from one country to the other, depending on price and availablitiy. That was all stopped by the ideological idea that all things Russian must be eliminated.
Don't kick a sleeping bear and expect your neighbor to stand by your side.. He is going to start running the minute that you pull your foot back for the wind up.
Keep in mind that Finland isn't asking the E.U. for the money... they are basically asking Germany, France and The Netherlands to finance it.
Poland, Greece, Romania, Spain, Hungary, Portugal, Ireland, etc... certainly don't have the money to lend.
The problem is that Germany and France are having economic problems of their own. They can't keep financing other EU nations.
A lot of Fins are hurting because they had a nice little business catering to Russians who would come for a quick holiday. Also, there were entrepeneurs who would ferry goods from one country to the other, depending on price and availablitiy. That was all stopped by the ideological idea that all things Russian must be eliminated.
Joining NATO was too expensive and now Finland is asking 10 billion euros from taxpayers of other countries.
Don't kick a sleeping bear and expect your neighbor to stand by your side.. He is going to start running the minute that you pull your foot back for the wind up.
I don't have to outrun the Bear , I just have to outrun you.
Ask Ukraine how it's going.
Now say it in German and French to a Finnish Translator
Fuck off!
Get Erickson to flip them a few bucks