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A map of Finnish Defence Forces regional command structure and unit locations. From FDF Soldier’s Guide, 2024 edition https://intti.fi/documents/1948673/2253258/Soldiers_Guide_2024_lr.pdf/aba96ad2-e0cb-20b4-87c7-3bc5e148df23/Soldiers_Guide_2024_lr.pdf

A recipe for Molotov Coctail. "Structure: 1/2-1 litre glass bottle, usually containing petrol; as cork and fuse, a cloth; dampened with petrol" From FDF Soldier’s Guide, 2024 edition https://intti.fi/documents/1948673/2253258/Soldiers_Guide_2024_lr.pdf/aba96ad2-e0cb-20b4-87c7-3bc5e148df23/Soldiers_Guide_2024_lr.pdf

If you've ever wondered what Finnish conscripts are taught during basic training, we've got you covered! #FDF produces its Soldier's Guides in English as well. Here's the 2024 edition.

Come for the security policy lessons, stay for an authentic Finnish hot beverage recipe! intti.fi/documents/19...

Venäjän valtava rautatieyhtiö kaatumassa konkurssiin – pankilta tiukka ehto avunannolle Venäjän rautatieyhtiö on maan suurin yksityinen työnantaja.

Venäjä ei ole voittamaton.

RZhD on Venäjän suurin yksityinen työnantaja. 2023 sillä oli palveluksessaan 685 000 ihmistä.

Yhtiöllä on velkaa tällä hetkellä lähes 50 miljardia euroa. Se joutuu maksamaan pelkästään velanhoitomenoja tänä vuonna kahdeksan miljardia euroa.

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Venäjän valtava rautatieyhtiö kaatumassa konkurssiin – pankilta tiukka ehto avunannolle Venäjän rautatieyhtiö on maan suurin yksityinen työnantaja.

Venäjä ei ole voittamaton.

RZhD on Venäjän suurin yksityinen työnantaja. 2023 sillä oli palveluksessaan 685 000 ihmistä.

Yhtiöllä on velkaa tällä hetkellä lähes 50 miljardia euroa. Se joutuu maksamaan pelkästään velanhoitomenoja tänä vuonna kahdeksan miljardia euroa.

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Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.

Hot off the keyboard and gifted:

Hegseth has to go.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

1/ An apparent attack on a 'shadow fleet' tanker off the coast of Senegal means that Ukraine may now be able to attack Russian interests worldwide, says Russian war correspondent Alexander Kots. He calls it a new and threatening phase in the war. ⬇️
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Trump says Hegseth denied issuing order to kill boat crew The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post report...

Troops, meet bus.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Petri Ronimus katseli, kuinka taisteluvaunut mylläsivät hänen peltonsa Artjärvellä: ”Huonompaa ajankohtaa tälle ei voisi olla” Kysyimme Orimattilan Artjärven ja eteläisen Iitin asukkailta, kuinka käynnissä olevan sotaharjoituksen jäljet ja rajoitukset näkyvät paikallisten arjessa.

#LivelySentry25
"Reservin luutnantti Markus Bisterin mukaan harjoitukseen osallistujat haluavat rauhaa ja ovat valmiit tekemään töitä sen eteen."
💪🏻
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Belgium says using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine will endanger a peace deal Prime Minister Bart De Wever sets out conditions that would resolve his objections to a proposed €140bn EU loan to Kyiv

No, Mr. Bart DeWever, this is nothing but a Russian narrative.
What deal are you talking about? The Russian plan that amounts to Ukraine's capitulation and will herald a full-scale war on Europe?
Did you forget the hundreds of thousands murdered by Russia?
#MakeRussiaPay
www.ft.com/content/320b...

Every oil million lost by Putin now & in the future due this incident is away from the millions Russia is spending on missiles, pouring into ukrainian petrochemical plants and polluting soil and air.
Think bigger.

Trump sends Witkoff to Moscow. What can go wrong?

a man is standing on a stage in front of a sign that says game of games play stupid games win stupid prizes . ALT: a man is standing on a stage in front of a sign that says game of games play stupid games win stupid prizes .

Witkoff FAFO

Witkoff is playing Trump like a puppet. Just read the transcript.

The question is, who is mastering #Witkoff?

Russians, of course, but who in the US? Vance? Thiel? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Don't say that he is acting alone, not buying it.

Other question: who is now frying him? (I would like to thank that person)

Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...

"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov

Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.

Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Every time I think this administration has plumbed the depths of incompetence, it goes down another level. Will this make Putin think he should end the war? Or will it make him think that if he keeps pushing, the US will offer him even more?

The most interesting and worrying part of the "peacedeal" is how media, politicians and most of the "expert" commentators rushed to analyse unconfirmed and very vague rumours 🤷🏻‍♂️

Very reflexsive, watson.

Quite literally a Russian diktat. Has there ever been a lower point in US diplomacy? @lukeharding1968.bsky.social

European leaders assure Ukraine of their support after US peace plan leaves them sidelined European leaders have assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of their continued support amid the war with Russia.

'The leaders of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, assuring him of their continued support amid the war with Russia as EU officials scrambled to respond to U.S. peace proposals that apparently caught them unawares.' apnews.com/article/russ...

Ukraine’s on-year GDP growth fell below 1% in the first six months of 2025. Russian bombing of gas production&distribution infrastructure, labour shortages and a weak spring harvest dragged down economic growth. Agricultural output shrank by 23% y-o-y in the second quarter due to the belated harvest

The reported peace plan cedes all Western and Ukrainian leverage to Russia. More: isw.pub/UkrWar112025

I need you all to know that my mother sent me this. 🤣 That is all.

EU set to further tighten visa rules for Russians Russians will generally only be eligible for single-entry visas once new rules take effect.

The EU is preparing to further tighten visa rules for Russian citizens, effectively ending the issuance of multi-entry Schengen permits in most cases. But visa issuance remains a national competence, meaning that the European Commission cannot impose a total, sweeping ban on Russian visitors.

Trump keeps claiming that Putin wouldn’t have dared start the war in Ukraine if he were president, but why does Putin dare to escalate the war now that Trump is president then?

Kiista Niinistön ja Marinin Nato-muistoista on turha: molemmat olivat lähellä epäonnistua Poliitikkojen kirjoissa ei ole tapana katua menneisyyden syntejä. Näin on enimmäkseen siksi, ettei virheiden tekemistä yleensä tunnusteta. Kun jokaisessa kirjassa ollaan oikeassa, lopputuloksena on ...

Oivaltava kirjoitus.

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Not quite, but yes: russian organised crime will BOOM and have a major influence also in the west

#Russia way of warfighting.

But there are limits and there will be a backfire. Putin is going to have a hard time with the veterans & relatives after the war.

#Cyber cascade: state-linked groups could strike sectors simultaneously: energy, finance, healthcare, transport...
> national security directly threatened.

This is no longer theoretical.
Infrastructure ✅
Capabilities ✅
And the incentives are clear – whether financial, political, or strategic.

Putin cannot stop rambling about medieval Russian history. He does it to kids in Russia, he does it to Tucker Carlson, he does it to Trump. What does it mean for serious peace negotiations if the guy has completely lost it?

Joitakuita änkyrätoverilinjan demareita taitaa nykyisen #Demaripäätoimittajan linja ja tehokkuus harmittaa?🤔 Päätoimittajaa yritetään suolata juoruamalla naapurilehtiin (IS). No, juttu muuttuikin Korhosen kehuiksi. #porilainenbumerangi 😂

Statement by the OSCE Troika to condemn Russia’s repeated and deliberate attacks on Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure HELSINKI/VALLETTA/BERN, 13 October 2025 - Today, the OSCE Troika – Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE and Foreign Minister of Finland Elina Valtonen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affa...

The OSCE Troika strongly condemns these acts. The deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure is a flagrant breach of international humanitarian law. Russia must be held accountable for its actions. #OSCE25FI

Full statement:

www.osce.org/chairpersons...

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Donald Trump says unequivocally that the United States would come to help defend Finland if Russia attacked.

When pressed how, he said “vigorously”

Love the icebreaker deal, but 👆🏼 was the most important thing from the visit.