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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)

Petra Nyqvist wondered whether the previously expressed division by the Finns Party that led to the party's split into the "nasty" and "blue" factions had also spread to the National Coalition Party. According to her, there seemed to be an attempt to oust cultured bourgeois values from the party. Nyqvist questioned what the point would be in having two right-wing parties that are both "nasty," which would share core ideas of opposing immigration and attitudes towards racism. She doubted whether there would be enough anti-foreigner voters for two large parties, which she described as being empty in content. #politiikka #maahanmuutto #rasismi (translated)

Mikael Lith wrote that Antti Lindtman had criticized the new immigration program of the National Coalition Party's parliamentary group, which included moving asylum applications outside the EU to return centers. According to Lith, Lindtman had said that Finland's line had been to listen to international refugee organizations. Lith claimed that the SDP-led government would drown Finland in asylum seekers and quota refugees. https://t.co/vhnBBJb2Qm #maahanmuutto #turvapaikka #pakolaisuus (translated)

According to the author, the MP wanted to make the teaching of resuscitation skills mandatory in primary schools. He believes that every student should receive annual instruction in resuscitation and action in emergency situations. https://t.co/nAgfL1o0OB #koulutus #elvytys #hätätilanne #FI (translated)

Jussi Mäkinen wrote that Finnish immigration discussion, in his experience, had focused on the need for workers in low-paying jobs and funding for the pension system. He criticized that councilor Meri was condemned for speaking about what she thought. Mäkinen also pondered whether conclusions could be drawn from the names of those accepted into the Swedish-speaking medical faculty. Mäkinen criticized Marin's government's decision to raise the compulsory schooling age to 18. According to him, the reform had provided state-funded textbooks and school transportation for upper middle-class high school students, but at the same time enrolled youths in education who might not attend classes. He mentioned hearing from acquaintances in vocational schools in the capital region that, for example, selected students in electrical studies had not showed up for school even after the second academic year had started. Mäkinen also claimed that educational institutions received funding based on the names on student lists, even if the student did not show up. Mäkinen wrote that the proportion of those completing secondary education had risen from about 77.9 percent to 79.4 percent among those young people who turned 20 by the spring of that year. He challenged Meri to publish a positive update when the students on the list would have graduated. Mäkinen estimated that nearly 90 percent of those accepted to high school had Finnish backgrounds and nearly 90 percent of those accepted to vocational schools had immigrant backgrounds. He also shared that his friend, a Master's degree holder in business sciences who had come to Finland as a refugee from Kosovo, had said that they had learned better Finnish on a football team than in a classroom with immigrant-background students. Finally, Mäkinen reminded of a previous discussion where it was deemed important to transfer Finnish children from their local school to a school where the majority of students belonged to the S2 language group. He wrote that the backgrounds of the names on vocational school student lists could not yet be discussed. #maahanmuutto #koulutus #suomi (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that he understands Volodymyr Zelensky's frustration with Donald Trump but criticized Europe for not intervening more actively in the negotiations. Vanhanen stated that Ukraine accepted a ceasefire proposed by the United States in the spring of 2025, which Vladimir Putin rejected. According to him, Trump threatened Russia with consequences, invited Putin to Alaska, and continued to seek a deal. Ultimately, according to Vanhanen, Russia's terms for peace were shaped to be acceptable to the Americans, after which Ukraine and European countries had to amend them. Vanhanen compared Putin's negotiation style to the Soviet style, which he associated with Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko: first, a lot is demanded, concessions are rejected, and it is expected that the opposing party will offer more. He assessed that Trump needed a visible agreement more than Putin, which is why, in his opinion, Russia could wait for new initiatives from the United States. Vanhanen criticized Trump for letting Russia's demands influence what Ukraine was pressured to concede. He questioned why Europe had not presented a joint peace proposal with Ukraine or jointly decided how to respond to Russia's next refusal. Vanhanen noted that the United States' influence is undeniable and its participation is necessary, but he believed that Trump should not be given exclusive rights to define the direction of the negotiations. In his opinion, Europe did not need to be ashamed of Trump's lack of historical knowledge or understanding of Russia's negotiating tactics, but Europe's passivity was still harder to defend. https://t.co/qs68FaMyfW #Ukraina #Eurooppa #Trump (translated)

Today, the Estonian government's press conference will be attended by Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Energy and Environment Erkki Keldo, and Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa Pakosta, which can be watched live on the ERR portal at 12 o'clock. #valitsus #pressikonverents #Eesti (translated)

The author wrote that Finland should demand the EU Commission to use the blocking regulation in response to the tightening of sanctions imposed by Trump on the International Criminal Court. According to him, the extension of sanctions to practically all cooperation was an attack on international law. #Suomi #EU #kvOikeus #FI #EU #US (translated)

The Finns Party wrote that under the leadership of the party's Minister of the Interior, Finland's immigration policy had been changed, in its opinion, in a stricter direction. The party stated that the conditions for obtaining citizenship and humanitarian immigration had tightened, the refugee quota had been halved, the residence permits for international protection had been shortened, and deportations had been intensified. It also mentioned the enactment of border law. According to the party, Rantanen's list of changes had been published on its Instagram and Facebook pages. #ps #perussuomalaiset #maahanmuutto #maahanmuutto #perussuomalaiset #Suomi (translated)

The author claimed that Ukraine struck three Yandex data centers in four days. According to him, the attacks caused real damage: cloud services, payments, and taxis were disrupted across Russia, and the traffic of the ruble cryptocurrency A7A5, which circumvents sanctions, collapsed within hours. The author described this as evidence of dependency. #Ukraina #Venäjä #kryptovaluutta #FI #RU #UA (translated)