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Link: https://a-w-i-p.com/index.php/2025/06/01/russia-s-military-build-up#more32968
This is a predictable response to Finland’s unnecessary and highly provocative decision to join NATO. The New York Times (NYT) recently published an article about how “Russia Beefs Up Bases Near Finland’s Border”, which relied on satellite imagery to reach that conclusion. Russia’s northern military build-up is portrayed as ominous in their piece, with speculation abounding about its post-Ukraine plans among those who they interviewed. To their credit, the NYT’s authors did reference Russia’s perceptions about NATO expansion, but they didn’t take them to their logical conclusion with regard to Finland.