The Finnish president, Sauli Niinisto, has carved out a vital role as interpreter between East and West, and he is not optimistic about the prospects for peace.
"The NATO option mattered in Finland as a strategic tool to manage Mr. Putin. "In a country with an abundance of sayings about the incorrigible nature of Russians like “A Russian is a Russian even if you fry them in butter”.
According to New York Times Mr. Niinisto recalled one about Russian soldiers, saying:
“The Cossack takes everything, which is loose, which is not fixed.”
In my opinion, the correct translation is: "which is not bolted on".
Despite recalling that Mr. Putin once said the friendly Finnish neighbor would become the “enemy soldier” if it joined NATO, Mr. Niinisto, who boasts about Finland’s impressive artillery, frequently asserts Finland’s right to become a member of the alliance. “I have said it to Putin too, very clearly,”
But ....
There's no such thing like The NATO option.
It its like Finnish's mantra "The Separated war" but it was the real union with Nazi-Germany.
In World War II, the Nazis would have collapsed much earlier without Finnish steel, nickel and military assistance: the life cycle of the tyrannical regime would have been significantly shortened.
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