Finnish President: Putin Is Clearly Making a Nuclear Threat | Amanpour and Company
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- Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö has known Putin for a decade and often acts as a de facto interpreter, explaining the Russian president's thinking to Western allies - and vice versa. Niinistö is among a handful of world leaders who continue to contact the Russian president, trying to put a stop to the war. Christiane speaks with Niinistö in London to get a sense of Putin’s endgame.
Originally aired on March 14, 2022
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"I am not scared. Finn's are not scared. We are fully awake." Absolutely legendary response.
To tell the truth 'worried' should be the correct word. Putin is playing chicken game with democracy.. Let him know we all go to hell.. But he will be the one that's gonna be punished.
Fins are scared xD
@@Kalmakives …no, we are worried. There is a tone difference.
@@flav2689 Indeed, same like us swedes - lots of us are worried bout that unpredictable madman called Putin, hope both our nations will in time join NATO together or face this Challenger ahead of us together to protect our homes.
Fins are not that cocky and brave as Russians!!!
''Finns are not scared.''
You guys have the second coolest president of 2022 award.
Amen to that sentiment ! 👍🏽💙💛
there's a film about the election that he won in. at the end, he gives his speech, and reminds that he IS now the president of those who did NOT vote for him, as well, and that there must be a dialogue where they are heard and responded to. Good man.
ua-cam.com/video/KYhvVUwU__U/v-deo.html&ab_channel=FunnyVideosOnline people also love him even the drunk ones
Ummm....thanks. I guess. 🙏🇫🇮 Finnishmama
yes we do🙂🇫🇮from finland
The president of Finland has a very interesting demeanor: very aware of the situation and actions that may be needed, but seemingly, perhaps ostensibly very calm and soft spoken at the same time
@Fredrik Larsson Niin.
yes, this is how a leader deports him/herself.
We have a softly speaking president, but our stick is not big enough.
Swede here. Respect to the Finns. Truly, they've been awake all this time, unlike us. We have a grim saying, those of us who have been a little bit less asleep than the others: "Sweden will be defended to the last Finn." But now the Swedes are awake too, and hopefully we will collaborate and fortify, and even join NATO together.
I'm sure todays Swedes would help us just like I'm sure we would help you if Gotland was invaded. Nordic brothers to the end!
@@andrex6288 It must be awfully uncomfortable to be all that close to mother Russia. Geography does not do Finland any favor there.
@@rthelionheart It is uncomfortable, they constantly provoke
@@rthelionheart Nukes reach all places on Earth.
Ask Salming and Sundin I bet they all forit.
Finnish sisu. Hats off to Finland
Very proud history
very hard history. to be proud of.
Our President knows his people: "We Finns are not afraid, we are fully awake".
When it comes to tactical nuclear warheads, everyone is afraid
@@ramsses5175 he has a bunker, he’s good
Probably now the Fins will become the saddest people in the earth🤣🤣
@@ramsses5175 I hope you don't take off your pants too. it scares me.
@@munnashah1195 We don't care about Russia, we join NATO if we want to.. no need to ask Russian opinions.
The Finnish have a long history with Russia. 9 divisions held off 39 Russian divisions in the Winter War of 1939.
1000 years of warfare between Finnish and Slavic tribes before that as well. Guys from the "New world" may not understand this. This has been going on "forever", the whole of Northern part of Western Russia was once the land of Finnic tribes, until numerically superior Slavic tribes invaded, let's just say it wasn't a happy displacement. Finland is the last piece remaining, expect such resistance. 870 000 militarily trained reservists have taken an oath to die for Finland. Look at Wiki list on equipment of the Finnish army, we have serious amounts of everything.
@@HeilAmarth thanks for the information. Yes i agree Finnish arms are the very finest. Finnish snipers are legendary.
Finland got a great President 🙏
He was elected twice with a substantial majority, so he's very popular. However, because everyone is satisfied with him, now it's very difficult to replace him, which we'll have to do in a couple of years.
@@Tuppoo94 Tehdään saulista keisari
I LIKE the Finnish president!!!
Respect from ‘fully awake’ in the US!
This man has the weight of the world on him. I think he is right to be as concerned as he is. It’s other leaders who are not taking this seriously enough
The tech has advanced. Nuclear isn't the threat it once was. It's only his propaganda keeping him in power atm. And that's failing fast.
Putin ua-cam.com/video/R4RhusWG5sA/v-deo.html
@@luminousfractal420 please tell me your evidence that nuclear weapons are no longer such a threat. I wish it was true!
He is another poodle of USA blowing everything out of proportion. He is longing for no 31 to sorround Russia under the guise of fear from Russia while humiliating Russia shamelessly.
Really. What "other leaders" aren't taking Russia invasion seriously enough?
nuclear blackmail. A single man threatens to destroy all of humanity if his ego is not satisfied. Its pathetic.
this.... :/
When a supposedly Atlantic organisation creeps slowly and reaches Black Sea ....Russia reacts
@Razor Mouth this will be the result of all of this. russia will be shut off from the rest of the world for the foreseeable future. what putin and his inner circle have done could very well be the end of russia as we know it. their weaknesses have been laid bare and you had better believe that russia's enemies are eyeing on how to pick the carcass
the russian people would do well to take charge of their own destiny. this has to be fought from within russia; or russia is lost.
It’s not pathetic , it’s completely mind boggling that this is even an option on our planet. This psycho needs to be taken out
@@dcmhsotaeh These Irish fishermen are extremely resourceful.
I like this man. He speaks plainly and to the point.
FYI, he's a lawyer...wanna reconsider 😛
it's called being finnish
Usually he doesn't, he's the most vague speaking president we had 😂
@@aperson5436 if that's your most vague, you may want to listen to the weasel words that come out of our most prominent, yet still sane politicians. The insane ones are different.
It is said that President Niinistö is one of the few leaders in the west that Putin has some respect for.
This man seems understated in saying "Fins are not scared, but fully awake." But consider a famous quote by a Finnish soldier when Russia tried invading with nearly a million troops, "They are so many, and our country is so small, where will we find room to bury them all?"
It's really hard to firghten a people so used to hardship.
I love this Finnish qoute! Seems appropriate from watching the scenes from Ukraine. Incredible that they don't even attempt to get the corpses of their soldiers to send home for families to have closure. I'm guessing that this is of low priority since they can't even feed their soldiers/conscripts either. Russian mothers: I am so sorry for your loss and sorrow!
@@kikisylvester7195 Our eastern border is filled with soviet mass graves, hundreds of thousands. Let’s hope and pray that they would not insist upon a second round.
@@millmoormichael6630 I heard that!
I live here in Finland and people are scared. Finland isn't full of hardships and is one of the safest places and the goverment takes care of it's people, making sure they have homes..food and money to live on even if out of work... but yes people are scared...
@@steve5662 Alot of people are concerned, not scared. I mean yes there are always people who are scared, but i hope you're not mixing ''Being concerned'' and ''Being scared'' up.
That was probably the most interesting and chilling interview from the Western leaders, and the Finnish president seemed to be the wisest.
Watched all 15 min in one breath
is there a longer version in youtube yet?
@@nikkesu cnn website
Succinctly put Georgy: interesting, chilling, wisest.
I too had to take a few deep breaths after the interview.
Is Finland really a western country?
@@coimbralaw We see ourselves as a notrhern country.
I'm not Finn I'm Lithuanian and my father Estonian but I'm proud of Finns am often trying on my other comments on different channels to mention about Finland to represent them as a bravely country they are good example for me....
Kiitos=Thank you 🙏🏼
@@unikeko96 Kunnioituksella olet tervetullut.
Helvetin hieno tyyppi!
No...but the Finn's are AWAKE! This President ranks with the best right now. He is solemn and determined and in much danger yet he stands firm.
@@timmyotoole7312 As a Finn, i second this statement.
THIS is what the leader of a country sounds like.
"The Swedish and Finnish defense forces have acted in very different ways during the crisis in Ukraine. Sweden openly sent troops to Gotland with great uproar. There is no noise in Finland about raising preparedness. When the Commander of the Finnish Defense Forces, Timo Kivinen, had a telephone conversation with his American counterpart, Mark A. Milley, the matter was reported by the US Army, not the Finnish Defense Forces. Tomas Ries, assistant professor at the Swedish National Defense College, says that Finland is well prepared and maintained its defense even after the Cold War. Therefore, Finland can increase its defense capabilities without attracting attention. Finland has the second largest ground forces in Europe after Turkey. And Finnish artillery, which is part of the Army, is by far the largest in Europe".
Our bedrock has holes enough to hide many, many of us.
Junnailijan pilli ilimoo jo viilsi, ilimoo jo viilsi. Raotakylykikukko kiskoloilla kiilsi.
"We Finns are not afraid. We are fully awake". Words that will reverberate around the world.
I dont think they will, finnisch nationalist
Except in the USA where all the maga will be making woke jokes 🤣
@@BloodbornEnthusiast reached me :p
@@luminousfractal420 We have people in Idaho right now literally trying to pass a law that would jail librarians for checking out banned books to children. 🤦♂️
I’m almost ready to welcome nuclear annihilation.
@@G_Demolished 🤦🏻♀️
I'm proud that "Sale" (doesn't mean discount in Finnish btw) is our President. He's always on point, doesn't get overly emotional, and can be really blunt and realistic when the situation calls for it. A stoic but very likeable leader for our nation.
Everyone in Finland love Sauli Niinistö. A President that we can trust in Finland. Sad that he must go soon.
We need a Prime Minister in Canada like this! Someone to feel proud of!
You may have that opinion but it is not shared by me. I am proud of the Canadian governments long standing support of Ukraine. Canada once again is on the world stage shouldering it’s responsibilities. This was not the case under Harper.
YES, IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. CANADA WOULD BE A GREAT COUNTRY THEN AND
ALL THE PEOPLE WOULD BE HAPPY, JUST LIKE IN FINLAND.
@@sirjames26 HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ALL THE WRONG DOINGS THE PRIME
MINISTER OF CANADA HAS DONE, LIKE THEAFT, LIES, NO TRANSPARENCY A
PROMISED, BRIBERY, HURTING AND IMPRISONING HONEST CITIZENS , RACIST,
DESTROYING CANADA IN SO MANY WAYS, UNDERMINING THE RULE OF LAW
AS TO BENEFIT HIMSELF. JUST AS ALL RIGHT CHEATER, FIRING TWO HIGHLY
RIGHTEOUS WOMEN WHO HAD HIGH POSITION IN PARLIAMENT BECAUSE
THEY WOULD NOT LIE TO THE CANADIAN PEOPLE TO COVER UP HIS
CORRUPTION IN THE SNC LAVLIN CASE.
This man is tsunami survivor - he is not afraid of anything 🇫🇮
Thailand tsunami 2004
Yep. Climbed on a telephone pole with his son to survive.
FINLAND IS ONE OF THE BEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, WANTING ONLY PEACE, AND HAS
AND NEVER WILL START ANY WAR. A COUNTRY LIKE THIS MUST BE SAVED FOR THE GOODNESS OF THE WORLD.
As a Finn im not scared, but angry and if russia decides to cross the finnish line (pun intendet) I will take arms, defende, proceed to offence and not stop until I reach ural mountains
We Finns are not just awake. We are disappointed, because we had hoped Russia would be finally on it's way to becoming a better neighbor, and a better place even for it's own people - even if you can't erase all the old political culture in one go. But that is not all either. In our own culture there is almost nothing else so valuable, but the truth and being trustworthy. Putin may be ruthless, but he has no values to respect. To bully people of other nations like some brat of a school bully may cause fear in many countries now - but there is nothing to cause more determination and will to stand up for one's right to be free of such nuisances. It is useless to be scared, when he declares so evidently, with proof included, that he can and may do what ever he pleases to obtain his objectives - in that point of time, the moment to worry has already been passed. Now, we must take decision and act accordingly. Sure, we are angry because he insults us with threats after having long been without alliance. Putin has no say in that decision, it is the right of sovereign country to choose themselves. And that decision has to be made as coldly as he is being ruthless. No, we are not stupid, for we have had to face Soviet Union alone - and there are still people alive who remember that. Yes, many of us just wish Putin would just end up to some gulag given that he so misses the era of old Soviet Union - yet, one can't merely wish up o stars to solve a problem. It is loud and clear, that he is still a KGB man, still a Soviet man - perhaps not fully so in ideology - but as the old saying goes... Russian respects only strength... he is willing to do anything to get what ever he wants. And so must we be, willing to do what it needs to ensure what we want and need. Certainly that is dangerous. But once more, some people have figured it is time to prepare - our president was not lying either. Many, most of us do not wish to live in that world where one has to bow towards east while not mooning towards west. We remember. We do not intend to stand alone and we will demand our government to act for there is no longer any reason to trust that our country will remain safe. Not even if we did what he demands - because he implies our safety demands it, but he is not worthy of any trust. Besides, we prefer the west, even during the Soviet era - always have. Putin is just a man, a mere macho short of man who consistently polishes his own public image before his own people. Well that only implies there are bad truths he wishes to hide - which the world likely already know anyhow. So no, that is not how a true man behaves, a true man need not to consistently remind that he is a man and strong at that - a true man just is who he is and does what must be done, be it sensitive and caring or something more values and obligations oriented - but most certainly not only ruthless shit. And that can be done quietly without causing harm or hurt to anyone - as a respectable a man should behave. Putin has indeed lost his face and his reputation where it comes to us Finns - and so have those who support him. In general, true respect is something any of us deserve only if we are actually behaving accordingly aka not breaking laws, not telling lies, not threatening people, not having them killed, not stealing from others... we can go on and on. It is useless to rant more. He has done nothing to earn the respect he cries after with this ego-trip of an attack on Ukraine, never mind all the threats.
well you did beat him in hockey and he is a sore loser. In everything he is detached from reality and right vs wrong. This world has too many problems to be dealing with an inadequate child. Russia needs a sane leader.
This is why you shouldn't press "Read more".
Indeed there are words and there is truth. Putin's Russia has all the words "Respect us", "We are determined", but the truth is Putin is not a man, he is a worm and Russia is the dogshit among all nations.
These last few weeks will be regretted by the people of Russia for many generations to come.
Höpisee omasta puolestaan aika noloo. "We Finns" :D
4/10 Ei kappalejakoa! Nyyh! Terveisin opettaja.
This guy is a badass. There was a great piece about him and how he deals with Putin in the New York Times recently.
Yeah, its not easy to be Russias neighbour. We are trying to do our best to balance the situation :)
This was a very good interview with the Finnish President.
I live in Astoria Oregon, where I buy all of my work gear at the Suomi Hall! We all do, to give respect to the Finland's deep roots in our community!
The Lumberjack guys, the Commercial Fishermen, the Power Line guy's, Carhartt, Grudens, Extra Tuff's, Flagging gear, the whole Lower Columbia River gorge!
Heh, a Finn here - I have a relative there - and joined on of your festivals once. Take care.
@@lyrigageforge3259 Thank you, I actually got to pull the Finnish Float, (with my classic truck),for the festival in 2017 & Won 1st Place!😊
Thank you :)
Too bad they didn’t upload the full interview. It was exceptional. He has a very matter-of-fact approach to his answers. He’s very articulate and straight to the point.
Here is the full interview ua-cam.com/video/SQkvWVyJ0_E/v-deo.html&ab_channel=OPJ%C3%A4rvinen
@@midnightdreams8136 Thank you for providing this link friend!
A wise man
Our President.....
What a man!!!
Finland is much like Greece - defending the Western civilization in the north, while Greece holds the Southern point. Finland is, actually, seriously armed to teeth. Finnish have still not forgotten the horrors of WW2 and 100 000 soldiers killed (a lot for a country of just few million at the time) while defending its independence. Let's take a look: Finland has the largest artillery in Europe (excluding Russia), one of the strongest air defenses in Europe, one of the largest armored forces in Europe with Leo 2´s plus tens of thousands of anti-tank missiles - Swedish-U.K. NLAW, the U.S. made TOW, Israeli made SPIKE-missile, and basic LAWs. 870 000 militarily trained personnel in reserve. 78% of Finland is covered in forests, and there are very few attacking routes to Finland. And the other Europeans ask are you afraid? No, why would I be.
Blue white gang ftw 🇫🇮🇬🇷
Finland have been arming when other Europian countries have been selling their arms. In the 90s Finland bought hundreds of ex-east Germanys tanks, AFV:s, Artillery, vehicles, 300 000 assault rifles and other equipment and paid their scrap-value. In resent years finland has bought used Leopard 2:s from Germany and Netherlands, used MLRS:s from Netherlands. If there is equipment at bargain price, Finland is front of the que. Those days are now over, but when everyone is now purchasing new equipment, finns will be there in ten years when others are selling. :)
It would be plain ignorance, if History didnt teach us anything for the past millenia that this land has been contested on. The past 100 years just refined what we've been experiencing and observing thus far.
What a politicain speaking the plain blunt truth.
Calm sincerity is something very foreign to the UK now, to the USA and any country whose citizens are listening to populism. In a democracy you have to hear it but you should have enough intelligence not to listen.
Haven’t the Russians learned not to mess with the Fins?
Yes. I believe so. They have been reminded in olympic icehokey that Putin surely watched too. So maybe there is no need for shooting contest. There are no big wins without even bigger losses anyways.
No, it's the other way. They took a break attacking Germans in WW2 to put the Finns in their place. Since then Finns have learned to be close to the Russians so they wouldn't be overthrown by communists or invaded again.
@@sandal_thong8631 Your understanding of history is rather limited.
@@sandal_thong8631 learn some history. Maybe start by looking up the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, AKA Nazi-Soviet Alliance.
As a descendant of Finland, I’ll attest that they aren’t “scared” people.
Honestly, i have more reason to be afraid of the Tax administration than the Russians. At least i have a constitutional right to fight the latter lmao
@@pohjantuulet247 😂
Legend. What a badass.
When he say Finns are not scared but fully awake. I would take that as warning for Russia.
He did not say it, but he did - he told that he had said to Putin, that Finland has no other option, but to join Nato, if Putin does not back down. I am sure he did not use set words directly either. But that is the result it will have the way it is going now, because we Finns will be demanding the alliance, simply because Putin is not trust worthy - and that is quality a man can not afford to loose in front of a Finn. Because it means that, what ever he threatens - he no longer is worthy of our trust even if we were to do as he demands.
I have a feeling that Russia would laugh in the face of such a 'warning'. Finland are no threat. Russia's position should be no surprise, they've been like it at least as long as Soviet times.
@@dcarbs2979 No country in their border alone is threatening Russia but Putin still behaves like shit driving them to NATO and then invades shit because he can't allow NATO expanding. Lmao.
Its more of a word of advice. Should anyone attempt to invade us, expect to pay a hefty price for gaining whatever land you can. Because we're ready. Always have been. Always will be.
No, it's not really a warning. It just means that we have people looking very carefully into what's going on, and that we're prepared to get moving and defend ourselves at a few minutes notice, should anything arise. It's pretty basic readiness.
The last time Russia tried to invade Finland, those nice Finns welcomed the Russian troops with Molotov cocktails, which they invented just for the occasion. They even named them after the Russian minister who vowed to take Finland over. Finns were fantastic hosts killing many Russians and saving their country. Lovely people.
Ha hah You Got IT..:)
What we learn from history is that we don't learn from history! 😢
This is the sad truth
People learn from history all the time. Personally, I question whether you have done so; Putin has always been a communist extremist, thus anti-western. Believing in the strong-arm. Thing is, if you don't want him in power in Russia... how do you go about it? There's no friendly way to put it mildly. He's an evil war criminal, has been for quite a while now... but you cannot always accept all leaders everywhere. And regime change (think Iraq) is easier said than done. Just because you'd like quick and easy preferred options, does not mean they are available.
History repeats itself , no matter how you prevent it .
Another Adolf Hitler in the making . He will put the world in flame and finally make an extinction of human race . History will glorify him as the most daring leader in the world .
My mother used to say "Us humans remember for 70 years, then we forget and make same mistakes again." 80 years from WW2, and now there's war in Europe once again.
Its time the Russians should take matters into their own dam hands and get their eyes open and deal with this nut case maniac!
It's hard for brainwashed people to see the truth. Look at MAGAs in america
Yes, because the communist party taking control of Russia would be so much better. Oh, I'm sorry - do you not realize that the old USSR bloc is the adversarial party to Putins party?
@@J_Madison Imean cut the head off the snake smart A!!!
@@selenam1805 They will see the truth if and when this escalates. Because lets face it Moscow will be one of he first to be leveled wont it! Ignorance isn't bliss, and also almost impossible with our communications across phones and the internet! They chose to believe, it s clearly not factual and they know it.
@@cliffhorman6846 you seem to not understand what nuclear war means.
We finns are peace loving, sensible people. But if you don't leave us alone, that's on you.
🤣then we escape to Sweden!
@@pekkanurminen211 You do that. I live uncomfortably close to the Russian border but I am not going anywhere.
I remember feeling apprehensive in the 80s over the threat of nuclear weapons being used, and those same feelings are definitely back, only this time I believe we face a man who just wants to see the world burn.
My mother who was a teenager in 80's feels the same as you and i understand her 100%. Now i feel like she felt in 80's probably 😬
@@unikeko96 yeah we lived with it, I'm actually surprised that is didn't happen, there was a TV movie called the Day after in 83, apparently Reagan saw the film and was so horrified by what was depicted he sought to end nuclear proliferation, after all you can't win a nuclear war.
The film in question is freely available on UA-cam, but if you want to be really depressed watch or even read The Road.
When I was in high school and in many countries around the students would hear air raid sirens and we would practise hiding under pur desks or whatever cover was closest because of Russian nuclear weapons.
I remember Krushev pounding his shoe on a podium in the UN saying Russia would bury the west
Our enemy and always will be. Never believe them or trust them.
"I'm not scared, I'm awake". 2022 slogan 🌅🏆
Tragically, Russia must add 'Vlad the Terrible' to their History.
That's what he wants.
Vlad the midget would be a better term
Do you mean "Vlad the Underpants Poisoner"?
@@kyyyni The sad thing is that he is not even strong enough to take a opposing opinion without throwing people in jail or killing them for it.
Hopefully he won't manage to end Russia's history.
Putin: If I can't have the world, nobody can!
Putin is idiot ua-cam.com/video/R4RhusWG5sA/v-deo.html
Like the husband who murders his wife and children, "If I can't have you...you don't get to live." THIS event was certain to happen and we all knew it. Time to pay the piper.
@@cbrashsorensen putin wife runaway with his frd hahahahaha.
he has literally said in an interview "there is no reason to world exist without russia" take that as you will but it was in context of speaking about nuclear weapons
Gives me Hope to see and hear Not Scared we are fully awake !
As a Finn i have a need to explain this more. We have very colourful language and it's hard to explain all metaphors, which we all Finns love to use. There are two metaphors which are direct warnings to Russia.
1. When Sauli used that "two cups" metaphor, i believe that was a warning. We have also two cups, friendship and peace with Russia or allying or even joining nato. Russia needs to decide how far/long they act in Ukraine because our allying cup is getting fuller here day after day.
2. "We surely are awake" metaphor. I believe this was a warning too. We know excatly when it's time to join nato. Again Russia needs to decide how much they want Ukraine, or pay the price here in north, when sweden and finland had enough of this and join nato. When our worry is not worry anymore this will surely happen.
wow
I’ve dealt with bullies in the past though not the like of Putin. If we give into him with Ukraine he then will feel empowered to go even further. So at what point do we call this maniacs bluff?
My Russian friends say Putin cannot retreat as he will be killed; so he will commit to war with NATO and we must be aware that he will strike with the swiftness and cunning of a snake. He is not the kind to bluff. Nor should WE be.
@@marktwain368 the Russians can't even take the Ukraine how on earth could they fight a war with Nato? Aside from their nuclear weapons they really wouldn't stand a chance....
Maybe he's not bluffing. Maybe he intends to strike first. One thing seems very, very, certain - the first to strike will be giving their side an advantage. At least for the short term.
NOW NOW NOW
putin isn't bluffing. He will use nuclear devices.
Finland and Sweden are slowly waking up to the realization they cannot be "neutral". Norway knows it all too well.
Too bad Ukraine didn’t wake up 10 years esrlier
but was there any conflict between sweden finland and russia for the last 30years? no. use your brains, finland and russia have normal relationship, they can destroy it by letting foreign bases in their country
@@MrStolboy crawl back to Moscow, puppet. Remember the winter war? Remember Russia dragging Finland into the second world war? Remember that being a soviet, communist regime? Remember that Putin is a communist? Besides that, Finland is the country of the Fins and they can decide for themselves who are welcome. Russia has no say in that what-so-ever.
@@MrStolboy You should understand that after Putler's actions and war crimes,there is no more normal relationships with any civilized country and Russia.Putler have destroyed future of Russia and will soon take all Russians to the stone-age.
Russia will be North-Korea 2.0.
@@MrStolboy Putin stated he no longer accepts the European boundaries. Finland and Sweden must prepare.
Negotiating with a mad man isn't negotiations. You can only take in account that he his an mad man...
And giving a mad man what he want isn't a good solution, only a stop gap !
So it’s easier to tell Americans get ready for nuclear war than to actually have talked because this mess had been blooming since 2008 but don’t let your government tell you otherwise. “4 freedumb and DEMOCRAZY
This 'mad man' is truly convinced of his believes and his truth , the world is full of men/women who have the same kind of thinking , only less dangerous because of their position , and yes , he finally passed a point of no return after years of patience , which makes him extremely dangerous now , so no wild west approach if you please , no cowboy and buckaroo behaviour , but years and years of patience from our side now to normalise the situation as inoffensive as possible , with velvet gloves....
Mad man would not have negotiations so what’s your point.
Everyone goes on about how dangerous Putin is, but in reality he is a bigger danger to himself and his people.
@@VOIDsick1 Hm.. is this supposed to sound like this mess is everyone elses fault, and that there is no one else in the world than America?
Anyways, this mess is actually looming since the 18th century, where Ukraine has been taken over once by Russia.
This mess is even more looming since they were finally able to be independent again in 1991.
There was always political and military pressure and intrigues towards Ukraine since then.
Putin prepared the world for this very moment since decade by buying right wing friends all over the world to push his puppets into leaderships.
Unfortunately for him, the world is smarter than that, which is why Trump failed his mission to sabotage NATO, and other than the Brexit he could not push anyone else out of EU.
"actually have talked". All right wing parties have very good connections to Putin, but they obviously use them for their very own benefit rather than for their countries. They are now his support to weaken any counter measurements towards him.
And anyone else talked to him as well, else there would not be any economical relationships to enable such impactful sanctions, wouldn't it?
So how is someone supposed to influence someone's decisions, whose closest consultants need to be cautious, and who even pushes his very own folks aside?
I am not a believer in new age woo-woo, or even prayer, but at this point I'm willing to try things. What if we all visualized a certain insane head of state's heart failure? If we could get 1 billion people to imagine that all at the same time, I almost would not be surprised if it worked.
I guess we could change it up to something positive. His heart has already failed. Maybe we imagine it not failing anymore, and him doing the right thing?
now THAT would be a way for justice in the future...lol xD
tbh i rather would go for full veggie through accident or whatever. that way a possible heartmonitor cant set off things yet :|
maybe you should return to 15 century...and while you're at it just pray people do not wish the same for you
Mass psychosis. He'd be the only sane one left. Great *
@@theobserver9131
That's very merciful.
You hardly ever see much Christian Amanpour emotional expression on camera but I sense her fear in this interview.
Someone within needs to save Russia n take Putin out.
If only someone could. Someone tried to kill Hitler and almost made it. Hitler got wind of something and left the room where the bomb in the briefcase was and got away unharmed. The man who tried to kill him was caught and shot for his efforts. I say that man was a true hero even if he didn't succeed.
@@conniewojahn6445 It is indeed very unlikely given his KGB back ground, even if an average agent at that according to his old work buddies who have given interviews saying so - but still he has been taught how to avoid such and stay alive. I do not really think it is ok to kill anyone - I'd be satisfied if they just retired him into some gulag as he so misses after the old Soviet era. But I think someone should start to write into the laws of all the nations clauses against ex-agents being allowed to be come presidents at all. Trained to take too ruthless decisions.
@@conniewojahn6445 ... Many many many people tried to kill Hitler. The bomb blast you mentioned crippled Hitler actually, the explosion probably caused brain damage and he limped after that forever. Most humorously, the British commandos could have assassinated him later in one of his residences but the British decided not to because he had already lost his mind and gone mad, he was addicted to a variety of drugs. The feeling was, a Hitler who had lost his senses was the right person to leave in charge.
The Finns have a history of kicking Russian ass.
She is the absolute best at her job
I am not scared either,and one ruthless man cannot be allowed to threaten humanity .
am not scared. Finn's are not scared. We are fully awake."🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦👏❤️
Upload the complete interview on youtube please. ❤🙏
Wheee to find the full interviews
"I'm not saying something is going to happen. I'm just saying I'm paying attention." -BIll Burr
Psychopaths do not negotiate
That is how united states only power in the world that used nukular bombs
@@bestintentions6089 so lets give a chance for every country that has nuclear weapons to use it on somebody for equality.
@@bestintentions6089 what a stupid argument. So what did the US use it on russia no? Japan moved on and it was a mistake which shouldnät have happened. But that doesn't mean all countries should use nuclear weapons
For you
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@@bestintentions6089 What is the point I am speaking about psychopaths like Putin the these people do not negotiate they just want power and control And we're talking about Russia not America
0:12 this was me in math class!!🤣😂😝 epically how he quickly says "yes" when called upon! LMAO
Finland beat the primitive Russians before and they will beat them again glory to Finland.
The problem is that Russia has nukes and a leader who is willing to use them.
@@dan_hitchman007 I am convinced that Putin is blufing he knows that that if use his nuclear arsenal Russia will disappear as well but had he gave the order to use them his generals would refuse how order.now he knows that the West is afraid of him and therefore he decided to invade Ukraine
@@ziondar3716 There is fear that Putin has indeed gone over the edge during his couple of years in pandemic isolation. He may be willing to die.
@@dan_hitchman007 Russian nukes fired on Finland, the Baltics or any of the former Iron Curtain countries would lead to radiation blowing back into Russia, even assuming nobody else fired any.
"Ollos huoleton, poikas valveil' on..." 🇫🇮
And as for our Australian politicians…they are more scared of losing an election than Putin launching his nuclear arsenal.
Australia is small fish. Not even a player on the world stage.
Geopolitics matter. China is much more of a concern to Australia than Russia ever will be.
Where can I find the full interview?
Bertrand Russell was right. This all could have been prevented *before* Stalin had his first nukes.
I was thinking the same think completely different world and probally deal with china at the same time
So far the Eastern border is calm. In fact, Russia moved some battle groups from their bases in the Far North and Karelian Isthmus to Ukraine, so clearly they don't see Finland as a threat.
THANK YOU TO UKRAINIAN PEOPLE, you sacrifice your life for your freedom and our freedom . Ukrainian 🇺🇦 people are fighting for Freedom 🗽against dictator Putin and dictator Putin is against Values of Free world ( FREEDOM OF CHOICE ، DIGNITY AND DEMOCRACY ) .
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Good for you..
Where is the full interview?
I wish Sauli spoke "Rally English", his English is too nice :P
Better yet, in the next election Finns need to vote a rally driver for President so we get an authentic rally English experience :)
"Aam yees i spooke with buuttin and askked him: hey what te hell is tis? Stop shootting the daam rockets into Ukraine like right now or try shoving one up your oown buttshole"
The only way to deal with a madman is to destroy him.Watching and giving him time to plot his moves will haunt us and or kill us.
It will take someone in his inner circle to do it. With the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 60's, it was later found out there were actual Russians around the Kremlin who were willing to kill the premiere if he called for a nuclear war.
The question is, if he make a threat now and " successful " with it, will he restrain from using it in the future ?...
No he won’t stop this is a mission against nato not against Ukraine, he can’t cover it up no matter what but he wants to wipe out nato. Nato is now saying that nuclear warfare is ever so evident that it’s here
What future?
in 21 century nuclear weapons became blackmail tool to get what you want
@@VOIDsick1 I respectfully disagree to some degree..I think this action from Russia is all about food security...Putin is after wheat.
@@Thrill98 don’t let the nuke that can wipe you me and everyone else of this earth stop you from still thinking we have a chance to stop it.
My concern is that in the name of 'Peace' and to stop the destruction of the country (Ukraine) They will concede part of the territory to Russia. Just to think about: after a country invade another country without provocation, kills thousands, displace million and destroy cities and infrastructure, will end up gaining territory rather than: paid for the damage (Impose Russia oil embargo to rebuild Ukraine and compensate all property destruction. They should concede part of his territory (Russia) to Ukraine as punishment for the pain and sufferings.
I can't help but think our civilization is doomed. To fix climate change, we need all the countries working together. But now we appear to be heading into another Cold War, if not Hot War, and hopefully not a Very Hot War (nuclear war). Cooperation to get CO2 emissions down will be impossible. Maybe we will avoid a full scale war, but weird weather will eventually bring massive crop failures. Considering how disruptive a relatively mild pandemic (COVID) was, a global famine does not bear thinking about.....
Nuclear holocaust or Climate holocaust. Pick one (or both). We won't be able to get rid of nuclear weapons as long as there's a warlord in charge of every nation: so we need one-world government. That might also allow us to solve the climate crisis too.
I've driven a motorcycle all the way through Southeast Asia and Africa years ago. Everybody, absolutely everybody burns everything constantly. Trash, plastic, miscellaneous household garbage, old vehicles everywhere that smoke when they go down the street. That is literally billions and billions and billions of people Burning everything you can imagine. There is 0.0 way we are going to stop the carbon dioxide fueled global warming. On the good side, eventually there will be more electric cars, hopefully more renewable energy. Fusion reactors come online in 50 years hopefully... Then some of it can be scrubbed out of the atmosphere. Good news is, the earth is wobbly and another actual Ice Age is coming regardless. Could be a long long wait, however, and then the earth would be even worse off though.
Fully awake is very good and fully prepared should be the next step. There should be no time to relax and let anything go out of control with the fire that is already burning.
I think there is a bit if a language barrier here. The convo he details does not seem to be about nuclear threat but killing civilians
2020 really wanted you to ponder your own mortality with pandemic and a world war right after when it seems to ease. i dont think there will be a worse decade in my life if i live to see any other
A psychopath on his way out the door has nothing to lose in blowing the world to smithereens. Not afraid of death. The final act of revenge. Imagine how much he would enjoy seeing the chaos he’d created.
Yup
We are awake and ready.
We can still watch and wait for the ‘last straw’...that should seal Putin’s fate!
Ruth O'Kelley
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I won’t miss him.
@Diana Vasiljeva
I WILL determine my own truth by evidence that I can see and understand. When someone starts out, that they will show me the truth...I am suspect that I am being ‘led’ down a path of their perspective! In 82 years I have earned the right by paying attention to know what is truth and what is propaganda.
@Törp Mörp
It would be ‘one small step for mankind’ ...when HE steps away forever!
Well let's just hope this doesn't get to a point NATO sends in troops
NATO commanders: 'Hold my beer'.
@@marktwain368 Lmfao "Heading into WW3 Bois, Keep my vodka on standby"
nuclear bombs never seen before? alright. i thought he was refering to some new weapon system that actually hasnt been used before, like hypersonic missiles
The people Around Putin need to make sure he is Stopped from ever doing that.
They Do have that power.
I was born in 1949 and lived through the cold war from its start to its finish.
I remember how President Kennedy brought us through the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
When President Kennedy was murdered in Dallas there were some tensions with regard to whether the USSR was behind it.
Through it all I have never seen the situation with regard to nuclear war on such shakey ground. On the other side up until now it always seemed that we in the Free World were dealing with sane, rational human beings on the other side.
This time is different. It cannot be taken for granted that Putin is sane, or stable.
It is alarmingly clear that we all know that Putin has grievously overreacted.
Whether he is sane or to what degree that may be is honestly not my area of expertise. But as a rational person who has on occasion found myself in a tight spot one thing is palpably clear:
PUTIN IS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE,
AND OUT OF HIS DEPTH.
WE HAVE NEVER, IN MY ESTIMATION,
BEEN SO CLOSE TO A TERMINAL
EVENT.
THIS IS A VERY NARROW PATH WE
ARE ON. BUT WE HAVE ONE THING
THAT WE ARE GRACED WITH BY GOD. THAT WE HAVE AN EXPERIENCED AND COMPETENT EXECUTIVE TEAM ON THE JOB AT THIS TIME.
AS OPPOSED TO THE INSANE CREW WE DISMISSED ON JANUARY 20TH LAST YEAR
Agreed. Thank God that orange monster is not at the helm... For now at least.
Don't worry about it. When it's time to go, it's time to go. It's just to be hoped that Putin doesn't decide to take the rest of us with him when it's his time.
In the USA, you have just one political party: the elite. They pretend to be a bit different, act a bit different on stage, and sometimes get in each other's way a bit. Then they leave office and swap it for a cushy office job in a company whom they helped further along during their time in office. It's been a long time since the USA had some competency.
Who they have in office does not matter when it is the other side pushing red buttons.
Joe Biden and his oddball administration eh??? Kamala Harris who is less qualified for the job as VP than a sixth grader?
@@markpalmer8083 putin isn't thinking of taking anybody with him. He's thinking of killing everybody he doesn't like and himself still be alive to anoint himself as king of the world. He doesn't think nuclear holocaust applies to him, he's immune.
I study at a Finnish university as international student. Sauli sounds like all of my professors lol
Lol - he sounds like that always, does he not. I think he looked a bit more serious. But that is about it.
hyvä Sauli! tääki haastattelu meni "IHA VITU HYVI"!
Agree
More terrible things will happen anyway, there is no possible non-terrible solution. Just give him a date to get out already!
What if Putin suddenly passed away? I think that would leave the door open to some non-terrible solutions.
A most depressing interview.
So, don't look if you are depressed. Do you think that you are safe for madness in living overseas?
Its not happen,be sure
15 mns on UA-cam right???
A threat may not be bad for as long as it's not executed...a lie can be more dangerous esp when involving masses of people
Most Presidents are so respectful in the world. Where did Putin come from.
From a sh** hole some where.
From depths of Hell
Russia gave birth to him. Russia created him. Thus, the problem is not only with Putin. This it not the first time Russia invades another country.
We finns do not fear anyone
except the drunken dad, that is a stuff of nightmares to make good books about later.
From personal experience relative to a nuclear meltdown, the nuclear catastrophe has been ongoing since April 1986 in Ukraine. This is the first armed conflict within an active nuclear state and reactors are not designed for war zones.
This gotta be some Avengers level threat...
The threat needs to be stated with conviction to Putin.
It is not a threat and Putin knows it.