Putin’s geopolitical defeat, – Feigin about the reason for the Kremlin’s irritation regarding Finland

Finland, which shares a border with Russia, became a NATO member this year. Of course, this irritated Moscow. Moreover, Vladimir Putin began to threaten the country and announced the creation of the Leningrad Military District on the border with Finland.

Russian human rights activist Mark Feigin told 24 Channel that Russia has always considered Finland its “backyard.” Therefore, it is very painful for Putin that Finland reacted this way to Russia’s war against Ukraine and entered so quickly to NATO.

Expresses dissatisfaction

He remembered that during the time when Putin worked as vice-mayor of St. Petersburg (during the mayorship of Anatoly Sobchak from 1991 to 1996), all serious negotiations regarding money and corruption were carried out in Finland. He was afraid that he might be eavesdropped in Russia.

Putin thus expresses dissatisfaction that Finland, with which Russia, as it seemed to him, had very close relations, turned away from the Kremlin, the human rights activist emphasized.

Now Finland ceases to be you are the backyard for resolving issues of the Russian elite and intelligence services.

Loss of a privileged neighbor

Finland has always been considered a privileged neighbor of Russia. That is why its loss and the obvious deployment of NATO bases, American troops and nuclear weapons on its territory is a painful topic for Moscow. Soon Sweden may also become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance.

Russia will actually be cordoned off along the entire belt by the military-political bloc of NATO. This is an obvious and geopolitical defeat for Putin, although he denies it. – Mark Feigin noted.

In addition, Putin’s statement is a reaction to the aggravation on the border between Finland and Russia. After the temporary opening of two checkpoints, Helsinki decided to close the border until January 14, 2024.

The situation on the border between Finland and Russia

• Helsinki On November 30, all road checkpoints on the border with Russia were closed, leaving the only land route between the countries – the freight railway message through the Vainikkala checkpoint.
• The reason for this was a large influx of migrants – asylum seekers trying to get from Russian territory to Finland.
• Later on December 14, Russia opened two border checkpoints – Vaalima and Niirala. However, more than 100 migrants arrived there immediately. After that, Finland closed the border for a month.