Autopsy of Post-Finlandization: The Roots of the European Appeasement of Russia

Durgaing the publication event of her biography, the former Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, stated that she refused to actively advance the Ukrainian NATO membership because there was an example of a successful, non-aligned Russian neighbor in Europe. The country was Finland, widely recognized for her staunch support for Ukraine after the Russian invasion in February 2022.
However, this is not the whole story.
Certainly, soon after the invasion, Helsinki decided to join NATO—breaking th...