Originally Posted by
Asturias56
Agreed - its counter -productive. The USSR always treat the Finns differently through the Cold War. They left them alone but made it pretty clear they weren't to join NATO - it worked quite well on both sides - Russia retained their buffer and the Finns kept their western ways without any paranoia about the USSR "taking over" and profited as a conduit for two way trade
Thats the way it should be with Ukraine, be neutral, friendly with both influences and recognize the realities and limitations of your position