The Russians cut off the power to them.
It was the first time.
The Finns expected it.
The next day, Sunday May 15, they officially asked to join NATO.
Members of the European Union since 1995, they had kept their country's status of “neutrality” negotiated with the Soviets following the Second World War.
This status suited them well.
They were 70 to 80% to approve it.
But since Russia invaded Ukraine, 76% of Finns have changed their minds and want to join NATO.
A complete change since their neutrality served as an example.
The idea of a European non-alignment between East and West was even called “Finlandization”.
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Finland separated from Russia on December 6, 1917, shortly after Lenin and his followers seized power.
Attempts by the Bolsheviks to reincorporate it ended in failure.
Until November 30, 1939 when, under a secondary pretext, Stalin (then an ally of Hitler) launched 450,000 men...
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