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Finland showcases ties to CIA in defiance of Russia's NATO threats
2022-03-05
[Washington Examiner] Finland and Sweden have decided to enhance their "information-sharing" with NATO in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as they defy Moscow’s demands that the Nordic states keep the trans-Atlantic alliance at arm's length.

"In response to Russia’s aggression, we have decided to strengthen our coordination and information sharing with Finland and Sweden," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters Friday. "Both countries are now taking part in all NATO consultations about the crisis."

Russia launched a military offensive to overthrow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, claiming that the attack was a necessary effort to veto Ukraine’s long-stalled pursuit of full membership in the trans-Atlantic alliance. The United States and other NATO leaders warned Russia that such an assault would backfire by making NATO more attractive to Russia’s neighbors, a phenomenon dramatized by a high-profile visit to Washington by Finnish President Sauli Niinisto.

"An insightful breakfast meeting with CIA Director William Burns, who has a remarkable experience in diplomacy and negotiations with Russia," Niinisto wrote on Twitter, where he posted a photo of himself with the American spy chief.
Posted by:Besoeker

#2  If Finnish President Sauli Niinisto believes anything that Bill Burns tells him then he might as well go back to those videos in which John McCain makes all his bullshit promises to the Ukrainians. Ukrainians believed the war monger John McCain and look where it's gotten them.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-03-05 13:02  

#1   Finnish President Sauli Niinisto - "An insightful breakfast meeting with CIA Director William Burns, who has a remarkable experience in diplomacy and negotiations with Russia,"

Damning with faint praise ?



Posted by: Besoeker   2022-03-05 01:34  

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