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b_b · 3102 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Guardian view on the Nato summit: a refreshed alliance for troubled times
I just spent a week in Finland, and I can from that experience that the Finns are terrified of Putin. He's not some abstract cold war threat to them. He's an enemy at the gates. Several of the people I met there expressed regret that Finland didn't join NATO right after the USSR collapsed, as it might be too late now. I'm a staunch supporter of NATO, and I think it's a mistake for isolationist conservatives and liberals to question NATO's modern relevance.