DISINFO: Finnish military intelligence review was prepared under US pressure

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: RIA ( archive #1, archive #2, original )
  • Date of publication: May 11, 2021
  • Article language(s): Russian
  • Countries / regions discussed: Finland, Russia, US

AI translations:

DISINFO: Finnish military intelligence review was prepared under US pressure

SUMMARY

Finland is being dragged into anti-Russian group of countries.

US aims to destroy the neutrality of Finland and drag the country to the North-Atlantic military structures. Finnish military intelligence review was prepared under US influence. It is not excluded that also revanchists attitudes in some parts of the Finnish society - that are not satisfied with the results of the WWII and the borders that were established after that - played their role.

RESPONSE

Recurring disinformation message about anti-Russian US control over sovereign countries'.

Finnish Defence Forces released its first public Finnish Military Intelligence Review in May 2021. The disinformation message targets the review's assessment that "The return of power politics has increased tensions in Europe. Russia, for example, has shown its ability and willingness to use, where necessary, armed force to achieve its objectives also in Europe, which has increased military confrontation and activity in the Baltic Sea region."

Finland's foreign and security policy aim is to prevent Finland from becoming party to a military conflict. Finnish cooperation with NATO is based on Finland's policy of military non-alignment.

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