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Alexander Stubb and large historical gaps


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"MOMMY, THE RUSSIANS HAVE INVADED US AND CLAIM WE WERE NAZIS"

During the Ukraine PissXXX Peace Summit in Switzerland, Finnish President Alexander Stubb complains that Russia "invaded" his country during World War II and grabbed 10% of the territory.

For those who - like Stubb - are not soo strong in history: 100% of the current Finnish territory is a generous gift from the Russian Empire.

Stubb's historical gaps are really bad - in World War II, the Finns fought alongside Hitler.

Finnish forces were involved in the blockade of Leningrad and, as such, were partly responsible for the deaths of millions of Russians from hunger.

The 10% of the territory to which he refers... Today, by the way, this is the proud Russian region of Karelia.

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