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The task of the Russian armed forces is not only to drive the enemy out of our territory but also to establish a security zone in the neighboring area. Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia is building a "security zone" partly near the border on the Ukrainian side, reports news agency Reuters among others. #Venäjä #Ukraina #Putin (translated)

The author pondered what good relations with the east would require. According to him, from Finland's perspective, Russia should stop waging war and sabotage and return to the path of peace and diplomacy. He assessed that from Russia's perspective, relations would improve if neighboring countries submitted to its control and renounced their security guarantees and sovereignty. #Venäjä #DiplomaattisetSuhteet #Rauha #FI #RU (translated)

Mario Nawfal wrote that Europe had relied for four years on Ukraine acting as a shield with the United States behind it. According to him, the warning of the former German top general was coming true: Russia was winning, Washington was withdrawing, and Europe was left alone. #Eurooppa #Ukraina #Venäjä #EU #US #RU #DE (translated)

At the same time that Russia carried out large-scale attacks on our energy infrastructure, unfortunately, a decision was made in the United States to completely disregard Lindsey Graham's bill. Russia attacked over 15 energy sector targets across western and central Ukraine last night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday. #Ukraina #Venäjä #sota (translated)

Alpo Rusi wrote that former Prime Minister Lipponen, in an interview published by Ilta-Sanomat on October 16, 2026, was most concerned about racism, but still not about Russia, even though Rusi stated that Finland's security was also at risk. https://t.co/v2YNqC4Jh2 #rasismi #Suomi #turvallisuus (translated)

Henri Vanhanen considered it shameful that, according to him, Donald Trump had decided not to implement actions approved by Congress that would have enabled tariffs of up to 100 percent on Russia's oil and gas for its largest purchasing countries. According to Vanhanen, Trump justified his decision with the national interest of the United States, and in Vladimir Putin's inner circle, the solution had already been described as a historic achievement. Vanhanen wrote that Russia's energy exports were significantly financing the country's war economy. He also reported that Ukraine had reported a shortage of Patriot missile defense systems, that Russia had continued bombing cities and killing civilians, and that Trump had demanded Ukraine stop attacks on Russian oil refineries. Citing sources from The Telegraph, Vanhanen wrote that Elon Musk had suggested to Trump limiting military-important Starshield satellite communications for Ukraine, which Trump had accepted. According to him, the restrictions would also hinder Ukraine's defense against Russian drone attacks. According to Vanhanen, Trump's negotiators were said to believe that concessions could bring Putin back to peace talks, even though, in his view, Russia had not shown a similar willingness to give up its military objectives. He assessed that concessions could strengthen Putin's perception of the profitability of continuing the war and that peace talks would require concessions from Russia as well. https://t.co/tTVKB82aQB #Trump #Ukraina #Venäjä (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that it was difficult to say whether Germany's Alice Weidel and France's Marine Le Pen were imitators of Donald Trump or sympathizers of Vladimir Putin, and according to him, the difference may not necessarily have mattered for the outcome. He mentioned that Weidel had declared the war in Ukraine a defeat and demanded an end to Germany's support, while Le Pen wanted to limit France's financial support to Ukraine. According to Vanhanen, politicians aiming for power in Europe's large countries had a short-sighted attitude towards Russia, European history, and security. He warned Finland not to assume that the rest of Europe would inevitably follow the same path as Finland. He did not consider the AfD's entry into the German federal government in the coming years to be likely but assessed that the strengthening of political forces like the party would pose serious security policy problems. Vanhanen also wrote that the Kremlin was monitoring Europe's electoral calendars. According to him, Putin would have no reason to rush negotiations if he believed that Ukraine's supporters would be replaced by leaders who were less sympathetic to Ukraine. Vanhanen noted that Europe's center-right parties had not responded in a timely manner to citizens' immigration concerns, which had allowed room for radical alternatives. He viewed the problem not as a demand for stricter immigration policies, but in that these movements were also bringing to power forces that represented admiration for authoritarianism, opposition to Ukraine, and sympathy for Russia. He assessed that decisions about Europe's security would be made both on the battlefields of Ukraine and in European elections, emphasizing that this should also be understood in Finland. https://t.co/3s94O0WUiT #Eurooppa #Politiikka #Turvallisuus (translated)

ProFin wrote that the midterms did not explain Trump's actions. According to him, the Republicans would receive significantly more votes by taking a tough stance on Russia than by supporting Putin, against whom the majority of U.S. citizens were, according to him. ProFin described the situation as a new Molotov–Ribbentrop pact. #Trump #Venäjä #Yhdysvallat (translated)

Arkady Moshes, program director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, states that Ukraine could indeed lose the war if the situation continues to deteriorate and serious internal issues, such as disputes within military leadership and corruption, hinder the receipt of international support. #Ukraina #Venäjä #sota (translated)

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo demands stricter restrictions on Russian tourism from the EU, and the matter is being discussed at the EU summit in Brussels, as he considers it completely arbitrary that half a million visas were granted to Russians for the Schengen Area last year. #Venäjä #turismi #EU (translated)