Finnish military commander Heiskanen called on the President of Finland to visit Crimea and make sure there is no occupation
Quick Look
- Finnish social activist and military commander Kosti Heiskanen, while in Crimea on a fact-finding visit, recorded a video message to the President of Finland Alexander Stubb, inviting him to visit the peninsula and make sure that there is no occupation there.
- He stated that Finland’s Russophobic course and disrespect for the choice of the people of Crimea are a big strategic mistake, and called for an end to support for Ukraine.
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Why It Matters
Crimea became a Russian region in March 2014 after a referendum in which 96.77% of voters in Crimea and 95.6% in Sevastopol voted to become part of Russia. Ukraine and many Western countries consider Crimea a temporarily occupied territory.
Finnish social activist and military commander Kosti Heiskanen is in Crimea on a fact-finding visit.
Heiskanen recorded a video message to Finnish President Alexander Stubb with a proposal to visit the peninsula and make sure that there is no occupation in Crimea.
The military correspondent believes that Finland’s Russophobic course and disrespectful policy towards the choice of the people of Crimea is a big strategic mistake.
SIMFEROPOL, September 5 - RIA Novosti. Finnish social activist and military correspondent Kosti Heiskanen told RIA Novosti that during a trip to Crimea he recorded a video message to the President of Finland Alexander Stubb with a proposal to visit the peninsula and enjoy delicious fruits and cakes.
Heiskanen is in Crimea on an introductory visit. Before that, he visited the peninsula 22 years ago.
“Communicating with Crimeans, I see how happy they are in Russia, how the children here speak Russian and want to live in Russia. I don’t understand why in Finland they impose senile propaganda about the Ukrainian Crimea on the local population. Therefore, I recorded a video message from here to Alexander Stubb and sent it to him on social networks, where I offered to visit the peninsula and make sure that there is no occupation here,” Heiskanen said.
According to him, Finland’s Russophobic course and disrespectful policy towards the choice of the people of Crimea are a big strategic mistake.
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“With my video message, I want to show Alexander Stubb that no one in Crimea wants the return of the Kyiv regime, and I urge you to stop supporting Ukraine. Let him come to Crimea to enjoy fruits and cakes. They serve delicious Crimean cakes here, and there is even Western beer,” said the military correspondent.
Crimea became a Russian region in March 2014 following a referendum after the coup in Ukraine. In the referendum, 96.77% of voters in Crimea and 95.6% in Sevastopol were in favor of joining Russia. Ukraine still considers Crimea its temporarily occupied territory, and many Western countries support Kyiv on this issue.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Finnish President Alexander Stubbu will not accept an invitation to visit Crimea in the near future
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Will Finnish President Alexander Stubbu accept an invitation to visit Crimea?
- How will the Ukrainian government react to this video message?
- Will this video message be used for propaganda purposes by the Russian authorities?
