According to Heikki Talvitie, Ukraine’s borders have always been problematic.
According to Talvitie, Russia has not been a threat to Finland. There have been no forces threatening Finland at the border. He also thinks that comparing Finland and Ukraine is nonsense.
Talvitie emphasizes that because Russia considers NATO a threat, NATO membership poses a threat, ie with membership, Russia becomes a threat to Finland.
Winter Road (born 1939) is considered an expert in Soviet and Russian politics. Among other things, he has been the chairman of the Finland-Russia Society.
Talvitie has also been criticized for being too sympathetic to the positions of Russia and the Kremlin.
A history-free safety report?
In interviews, Heikki Talvitie criticizes the security report approved by Parliament, on the basis of which the NATO application was made.
According to Talvitie, the report was completely devoid of a historical perspective. Much has been invested in security policy over the last 70-80 years.
The report gives the impression that history began on the day of the Russian invasion on February 24, Talvitie bursts.
Talvitie finds it amazing that the Social Democrat-led government is turning so quickly to NATO. In his view, the government was only thinking about his re-election here. According to Talvitie, the government understands very little about Russia, unlike the president Sauli Niinistö.
Talvitie accuses the media and social media of introducing public opinion.
The task of NATO propaganda is to legalize its offensive activities, Talvitie says.
– Yes. We are “good guys”. We never attack anything. We never attacked Afghanistan or Iraq, Talvitie hoses.
What is Putin doing?
According to Talvitie, the border between Ukraine and Russia adopted in 1994 has always been problematic for Crimea and Donbas. The solution to the problem just hasn’t been invented.
Winter Road considers the interpretation of the President of Russia to be wrong Vladimir Putin would be insane. According to Talvitie, Putin is especially loyal to Russia.
Putin is now fighting for the spirit of his own country. As Putin is disappearing, he is now even more dangerous, Talvitie estimates.
The more Putin is at a loss, the more he considers the use of nuclear weapons. And the more he loses, the more he wants to involve the Americans in the war, Talvitie ponders.
According to Talvitie, this is the biggest concern at the moment.