As a Finn, I know what it feels like to be part of a nation that is several generations into the healing process after an unjust aggression that was successfully averted but not without massive consequences. That’s why it’s killing me what we are doing to Ukrainians. A thread:
— Minna Ålander 🌻 (@minna_alander) August 27, 2024
Finns were tactically & strategically totally superior to the Soviet army and inflicted incredible losses on the invader. But when the Soviets managed to shift the fight to an attritional frontline, Finland couldn’t sustain the fight due to much less manpower. Sounds familiar ?
— Minna Ålander 🌻 (@minna_alander) August 27, 2024
The result was an attempt to take back the lost territories (and maybe more), which obviously wasn’t a great idea - revisionism seldom is, even if there’s a just cause. Four more years of war resulted. Sounds potentially familiar ?
— Minna Ålander 🌻 (@minna_alander) August 27, 2024
The intergenerational trauma that still exists in Finland if you just scratch the surface struck me forcefully in the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war. I really hoped that Ukraine wouldn’t have to go through the same. I still hope so. It’s not too late yet.
— Minna Ålander 🌻 (@minna_alander) August 27, 2024
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