From The Department Of Horrid Ideas

Speaking of Russia policy, this is insane:

The rumors of Sweden’s interest in NATO membership are growing stronger as Stockholm prepares to assume the European Union presidency on July 1. The Swedes see this as their time to shine, and one of the top issues on its EU agenda is to counter Russia’s influence in Europe.

This is even crazier:

But as much as Sweden’s inclusion in NATO would irritate Russia, it is the possibility of Finland joining the alliance that truly terrifies Moscow.

Putting Finland in NATO would be the equivalent of Canada entering into a military alliance with Russia. There is no way not to view such a move as anything other than a military threat, and it would escalate tensions with Russia dangerously. Including Sweden would not be much better, and would be a prelude to bringing in Finland according to this report. One hopes that these rumors and possibilities are not being seriously entertained by any NATO governments. In the end, Americans are not going to wage WWIII for Finland, so it would be mad to entertain the idea of their entry into NATO. As we saw with Georgia, the promotion of one of Russia’s neighbors as a potential member of the Alliance can both embolden the neighbor in its actions against Russia and invite Russian incursions.