@@dougbates8018 Congratulations to the viewers of this channel on the inauguration of the new President of the United States, Donald John Trump. Be healthy, everyone!
As a Finn, I tahnk you for the kind words! And indeed we do not, though I'd emphasize that the operational minutia of collective naval defense is among the lesser order things, as it comes to opposing the current Russian grand strategy aims. Bottom line: We need to understand who our enemies are, then to stop letting said enemies, primarily Russia and China, to dictate public opinion among both our leaders and the general population. When it comes to ourselves, I'm glad tat support for Ukraine, even NATO, are pretty shored up as important for the foreign policy agenda, though there are equally concerning parts of disagreement, such as growing Euroskepticism. And we need to know who are friends are and, especially with regard to the US, hope they remain as such.
@ Since Russia became an enemy of Europe, more specifically, since Russia showed it's hand in revealing where they *actually* believe their borders end... That is: *nowhere*
If only he didn't stutter and stammer all the way through. I thought he was one of the worst - - simply because his pronunciation was so poor. I'd have preferred it (and could watch it) if he spoke in his native Finnish, with "CC" translations at the bottom.
@@robinstevenson6690 He's speaking a completely different language to his own, mate, and is old enough that Russian was likely still taught above English in school, making it third or forth learned language. If he spoke his native tongue they'd have to speak through a translator, which would blur the lines even more and become a lot more confusing during the interview. He was perfectly understandable.
@@thethirdtime9168 I'll be honest, Finn here... He may have less of an excuse than you paint him out to, a lot of us, though having sufficient understanding of English on paper, the pronounciation is kind of butchered, mostly because the pronounciation or speaking of the language is less of a priority, over just kind of knowing everything in theory well enough to regurgitate it on paper. Doesn't help that the language is indeed very different, in Finnish, almost everything is pronounced as written, so you get many mistakes, even as we acknowledge that difference. You were right on the comprehensibility though, it's a highly distinct accent, not exactly peasant for you native speakers I'm sure, but it is indeed comprehensible.
@@anonymooseplays3905 Not a native speaker myself, Dane here, I just know how different your language is and personally hate when people punk others for their accents. Speaking a foreign language is hard and can be intimidating, so attempts should be respected.
@@thethirdtime9168Russian language is not taught in Finland's schools. Swedish is mandatory, cuz it is the second official language. Of course English is mandatory as well. German, Spanish and French are popular too.
You're absolutely right. The Finnish verb "ryssiä" does indeed carry a strong negative connotation, roughly translating to "to botch," "to mess up," or "to fail spectacularly." And its connection to the word "ryssä" (a derogatory term for a Russian person, similar to "russkie" in English) is the reason behind this negative meaning.
@@hybridarmyoffreeworld In this episode, Sal Mercogliano-a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses how LA fire department fight fires when hydrants run out of water.
Thank you. That was an absolutely excellent interview and Pekka Toveri has a very intuitive understanding of how to deal with Russia, what their antics are and what precautions we need to take to ensure peace.
The Finns have learnt these qualitis through the harsh school of experience. Karelia had to be ceded to Russia after a most heroic battle, Outnumbered and with no Western support even the planes they had bought from Britain were stuck in Sweden.
@@karhutitan Karelia was inhabited by Finnish people long before Finland was even appeared on a map, and inhabited Karelia before Russia appeared on map, too.
@ How could Karelia be Russian before Russia existed? Finnic people lived in Karelia long before Russians did. Be as it may, Finnish people in Karelia left to Finland after WW2, and Russia did not take good care of Karelia since then. Finland does not want Karelia back because it's a worthless dump.
In my mind close neighbors to Russia have a much more realistic view on Russia. We should listen to them. So this was a very important and informative interview! Thanks a lot!
In Finland we have laughed Mr. Toveri as he has always been wrong in all his predictions on the war. He said that Russian Army will last only 10 days, Russia's problem is the shortage of weapons as well as skills and motivation of soldiers and the strategic planning is poor. Russian economy will collapse after 2 weeks. As he is the EU MEP, I hope that they don't follow his advice in any war.
@@mikkopunkari1676 Well the Russian invasion lasted 1-2 weeks, when they turned back from the first attack on Kiev. Then Russia regrouped, Ukraine was nice enough not to follow and destroy the Russian retreat out of Kherson. Russia needed to take drones from Iran, motorbikes/electric buggies from China and defect ammo from North Korea. Russia using a meat grinder with second layer FSB standing behind Russian soldiers ready to shoot Russia soldiers who retreat. Is this because the Russia soldiers are so motivated to create New Russiya, or poverty stricken men from towns from the back of beyond. Yes, maybe Toveri was wrong about the Russian economy collapse.
@@braindisorder5043 That is untrue. I watched he interview he did months ago with the useful idiot whose name I don't remember now. And can't link it here. Pekka completely destroyed him, he has not been wrong. You are wrong and stpid.
@@braindisorder5043 Well, that's the nature of predictions.. they are not guarantees of the future, as no one has a crystal ball. When all Finnish media outlets wanted to interview him, he didn’t even hold an official military position at the time. Live interviews require answers on the spot, and I don’t blame him for not being able to predict everything perfectly. At least he’s making an effort, and his background as a high-ranking officer speaks for itself. Few ex-officers transition into politics, but those who do often bring valuable insights and leadership, especially in challenging times, where their experience can offer more than what civilians might provide. I’m not a big fan, but in times of rising tensions between countries, we need politicians with military experience.
Wow, Pekka has got a new look! When I voted for him a year ago he looked a bit different. Whaterver the look, he is a great professional in his field. Thanks for the interview!
@@elenadunn15go watch the video she uploaded... 🤦♂️ I mean no point half stalking and making an assessment...you may aswell turn full stalker and be fully informed 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤣🤣 She was born where that video was filmed in Russia and moved to US to study then moved to Georgia from previous comments she has made on times
For those in the RUclips community who aren't familiar with retired general Pekka Toveri; he is kind of like the Ben Hodges of Finland. It's worth paying attention to his assessments.
This man is knowledgeable and intelligent. He knows the behaviour of the Russians in regard to negotiations. Trump has no idea and will fall for Putin’s well worn tactics. Ukraine 🇺🇦 will need to fight tooth and nail to get a fair outcome.
I feel shameful for not being in Ukraine helping the support lines. We in Finland have it good, but I fear that many of us grow more complacent even in this situation, like I have. Pekka Toveri, our retired general, has the right of it: Russia cannot be expected to be properly negotiated unless you can back your claims with military force powerful enough to respond to whatever Russia might throw at us. I've been neglecting my physical training for too much now. It's time to show some dedication to the goodness our countries are built on and striving to be. Time to commit to being healthy enough to be in the front lines if push comes to shove.
When a few more months go by, Putin will have nothing to negotiate. Resources zero, economy collapsed, military stockpiles empty, no more support from North Korea, etc. Russia is going to lose this war. Don't believe russian lies. Stay strong and keep supporting democracy, truth and western values.
I'm not in the reserves - I'm a civil servant - but that was nevertheless my motivation to get in shape in 2024. Which I did. Can't hurt to be prepared.
Agreed! That's why in 2022 I got back to my military reservist training, lost a lot of extra weight, and started to pay attention. As a Finn, I feel our independence and well-being, our freedom, depends on not just our military and our civil institutions and our infrastructure and politics, but on every individual Finn as a person, and as a citizen. If needed, I am ready.
Putin is trying, but besides NATO there is JEF = Joint Expeditionar Force with the Nordic countries; similar democratic values and economily strong! Not the biggest but the best force....
Muscovia never had any power over here, the only reason they have been able to sail around is because of the international laws on the sea. There is a reason why the Muscovian Baltic fleet is tiny, because in any war against a EU country it would just seize to exist so this was true waaaay before we joined NATO. All NATO really has changed is that we can now freely do stuff over here without USA forbidding the others because they always want to know everything. This is why the EU army idea was a problem because all EU countries ain't in NATO so it would have had to be separate... Now they can't whine for being left outside so it because just easier to defend the area together. So my point is that no matter what country around the Baltic sea would have been invaded before we joined, it would have pulled us into the war because of EU. So nothing changed except that USA gets to put their little nose into the mix.
Very good interview, why don't our European politicians seek advice from someone who is as strategically competent as Mr Pekka Toveri? Chancellor Scholz hasn't understood any of this for three years, nor does he have any idea of strategy, he is even running his german election campaign on the back of Ukraine.
Scholz is a weak leader and is further crippled by his and his party’s close ties to Putin since early 2000s. Also, he is afraid his German political opponents would benefit from him taking a stance against Russia.
Could’ve added that the ”one of the two” power lines that got cut was not importing electricity it was exporting from Finland. When it was cut it affected us in the way of lowering the price of electricity in Finland😂
I am Russian, the many do not realize Russia economy smaller than Canada. Russia navy not even operate, does not even have one aircraft Carrier🤷🏼♀️ Even we in Russia laugh at navy🤦♀️
Perhaps Russia can get on track after removal of Putin and all he stands for. Russia needs to commence the reforms that all of the other First World War imperial powers commenced in 1919 after the end of the war. Russia, unfortunately went in another direction, thanks to Lenin and his barbarians.
@VladimirStepanov-e6hI like also history and Phoenicians were remarkable and enthusiastic traders. But regarding payments for youtube-commenting, I'm just using my freedom to impress myself without any external funding, during these interesting times. I also wish that things would not escalate too much.
@helmiulpukkap5594 However, you labeled someone who has a different opinion than yours without serious reason. Однако вы клеете ярлыки без оснований к тому, кто имеет собственное мнение, отличное от вашего.
well done suomi. every child try to overstretch his border as long as it get stopped by the right action. trump is the light at the end of the tunnel for putin. stay strong ukraine nato is behind you.
The same NATO who went against the UN charter. If you relay on that kind of partner, you can expect only a house of cards that will fall down at the smallest gust of wind.
You can safely skip to 0:29. The first 29 seconds is just a clip from the middle of the interview that Times Radio for whatever reason has a habit of cutting out and confusingly place at the start, totally out of context. Skip to 0:29, you won't miss a thiing and will be less confused.
The next time we hear about Finland is when Donald Trump says he is going to invade Finland. Canada needs to learn from Finland what it's like to live beside a greedy giant.
This is why it is so important for the US to continue to support Ukraine. if Trump caves to Putin now, it will be tragic. Putin needs to be checked and prevented from threatining any of the democracies.
Superb responses from a very, very informed expert. I hope western leaders are listening and don't offer Putin anything. Not one scrap of land, not one thing at all. #makerussiasmallagain Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
Notice she called him by his first name, (he was a general in the Finish military) yet when the guest analyst is a retired military person from an English speaking country, they are always referred to by the rank they held in the military.
Your statement is true about retired military personnel. Though if they are (or have been more recently) involved with parliament, then the naming reverts to their christian name. As in this case.
I'm sure they had a conversation about that before going live. Finns are much, much less formal than the British or Germans. They tend not to use titles outside active military service. If I wrote an email to a CEO of a large company or a university professor, I would address them by their first name or not at all. The proper opening to the conversation is "hei" after which I'd proceed directly to business. No bowing down, no insincere pleasantries. The last time POTUS Biden visited Helsinki, all the Nordic heads of state kept calling him Joe in front of the cameras. That must have been jarring for American viewers but they weren't being disrespectful. Joe seemed to like it.
There will be another just like him. Looking back at the long line of dictators shows what it will be in the future. Absolutely nothing will ever change.
@@jashley7 Finnish "seals' are called combat divers and they are recular conscripts that have had basic SOF training during there conscript service. Finnish pro SOF's is called special jaeger platoon whom are hired pro's. And this was conducted as a civilian security mission and not as military defence operation so there for the people whom conducted the mission was Police and coast guard not by FDF
Even thought Pootin denies any involvement with the proxies he is using to sabatoge the underwater cables and it is difficult to prove a direct connection, the law does allow for Probable Cause. Using Probable Cause they can stop everyone of Pootin's ships to investigate, supervise passage or deny passage.
Denmark Scandinavia and the Nordic witch you are part of will send all our special forces any time. Im so happy we have made a joint airforce command. Our frogmenn are second to none and they will be there in a second.
What ships? From where? At this point russia doesn't have ships to spare. Baltic fleet is no match to any of the Nordics, and there are more countries than just the northmen. Route to russia stays open if they don't f*ck around, if they do, the gate will close.
@pekkajarvinen69 are you implying ukraine sunk the russian navy or something? or that the nordic nations actually pose a threat to russia without the us standing behind them? Been hitting the bottle this evening?
The US isn't involved in this, though, except usually for their excellent surveillance info, which we always exchange anyways. This is the Northern Europeans taking responsibility for their own areas. Within the NATO framework.
Kiitos. An excellent well balanced and informative commentary. But please take time to pronounce Finnish names correctly as the way this gentleman's surname was pronounced was unrecognisable.
Trump blames Gavin for not keeping the forest floors clean. To vacuum a forest floor, follow these steps: Prepare the area: Remove large debris by hand. Use the right vacuum cleaner: Choose one with a soft-bristled brush. Adjust the suction power: Set it appropriately for hardwood floors. Start vacuuming: Use a soft-bristle broom or a vacuum cleaner with a specialized hardwood floor attachment.
@@12OZK12 I woke to Trump on the radio as a teen. Imagine a fake billionaire, so cheap that he pretends to be his own publicist, named John Barron, that calls local NYC radio talk shows. You can hear John Baron here on YT; it's obviously Trump.
Is it a strategic defence review if there’s no strategy? Increasing the budget. Learning from Ukraine. Focusing on drone development. That would be strategic.
russia bombed tallinn , and they moved backto st petersburg for supply , same finnish airforce followed them and wiped off everything destoyed russian airforces, it was back then, so they dosent joke
I woke to Trump on the radio as a teen. Imagine a fake billionaire, so cheap that he pretends to be his own publicist, named John Barron, that calls local NYC radio talk shows. You can hear John Baron here on YT; it's obviously Trump.
The world will definitely be better off under Trump's presidency than it was under the Biden hapless regime! (This interviewer obviously doesn't understand Donald Trump.) Great responses from Pekka Toveri!!!
Western Europe spends vast amounts on social and welfare, they "Can't afford" to spend on defence, well, if Russia prevails in Ukraine, they are next. The welfare of their populous will suffer far more if they don't cut some social and welfare spending and increase defence spending.
The problem in Finland and Europe too is that ppl are getting more and more divided and the biggest reason for that is mass migration and woke stuff. Europe needs to be careful because if ppl feel like their home doesn't feel like home anymore they will not be intrested to defend it
@Frithonor come on get real Russia has alrwady demilitrized Ukraine now they are also reducing NATO capability considerably. Russia has eliminated 1 million Nazis it has freed the Donbass so far as I see Russia is achieving its goals with the bonus of bankrupting EU
Этот чувак, как я и предсказывал, оказался ангажированным комментатором. Вскоре пароход таки отпустят. Пока что мямлят, что мол не можем доказать и прочие сопли. Читайте финскую прессу. Там всё ясно показано.
Eagle S the ship cut the cable, even they don't deny it. The question is whether it was intentional or the crew was incompetent. the Insurance company or the shipping company must pay the repair costs
"Russia should face military defeat." There. It was said and never better words were spoken. I wish I had more thumbs to give.
I am Russian and many in my country know the war is losed
@@dpelpalYou are not Russian, you are Mankurt.
Have mine. This has to be the best thing said on this channel in years.
@@dpelpal Stop Lying you come from California
@@lauriew3517… I am Russian, every body in Russia has had a stomach-full of Putin’s dumb war .. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Finland is a serious and welcome addition to NATO. The Finnish do not play games where Russia is concerned.
@@dougbates8018 Congratulations to the viewers of this channel on the inauguration of the new President of the United States, Donald John Trump.
Be healthy, everyone!
they are, they are playing russian roulette. Pun intended.
As a Finn, I tahnk you for the kind words! And indeed we do not, though I'd emphasize that the operational minutia of collective naval defense is among the lesser order things, as it comes to opposing the current Russian grand strategy aims. Bottom line: We need to understand who our enemies are, then to stop letting said enemies, primarily Russia and China, to dictate public opinion among both our leaders and the general population. When it comes to ourselves, I'm glad tat support for Ukraine, even NATO, are pretty shored up as important for the foreign policy agenda, though there are equally concerning parts of disagreement, such as growing Euroskepticism. And we need to know who are friends are and, especially with regard to the US, hope they remain as such.
@anonymooseplays3905
С каких пор Финляндия стала врагом России?
@ Since Russia became an enemy of Europe, more specifically, since Russia showed it's hand in revealing where they *actually* believe their borders end... That is: *nowhere*
Admiration for Finland's direct pragmatism and wisdom. Best interviewee in a while.
If only he didn't stutter and stammer all the way through. I thought he was one of the worst - - simply because his pronunciation was so poor.
I'd have preferred it (and could watch it) if he spoke in his native Finnish, with "CC" translations at the bottom.
@@robinstevenson6690 He's speaking a completely different language to his own, mate, and is old enough that Russian was likely still taught above English in school, making it third or forth learned language. If he spoke his native tongue they'd have to speak through a translator, which would blur the lines even more and become a lot more confusing during the interview.
He was perfectly understandable.
@@thethirdtime9168 I'll be honest, Finn here... He may have less of an excuse than you paint him out to, a lot of us, though having sufficient understanding of English on paper, the pronounciation is kind of butchered, mostly because the pronounciation or speaking of the language is less of a priority, over just kind of knowing everything in theory well enough to regurgitate it on paper. Doesn't help that the language is indeed very different, in Finnish, almost everything is pronounced as written, so you get many mistakes, even as we acknowledge that difference. You were right on the comprehensibility though, it's a highly distinct accent, not exactly peasant for you native speakers I'm sure, but it is indeed comprehensible.
@@anonymooseplays3905 Not a native speaker myself, Dane here, I just know how different your language is and personally hate when people punk others for their accents. Speaking a foreign language is hard and can be intimidating, so attempts should be respected.
@@thethirdtime9168Russian language is not taught in Finland's schools. Swedish is mandatory, cuz it is the second official language. Of course English is mandatory as well. German, Spanish and French are popular too.
There is a reason why in Finnish verb "Ryssiä" (Muscovy ) , roughly meaning "to totally fail something".
You're absolutely right. The Finnish verb "ryssiä" does indeed carry a strong negative connotation, roughly translating to "to botch," "to mess up," or "to fail spectacularly." And its connection to the word "ryssä" (a derogatory term for a Russian person, similar to "russkie" in English) is the reason behind this negative meaning.
@@hybridarmyoffreeworld
And in Swedish "to be completely russian" means to be totally insane.
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In this episode, Sal Mercogliano-a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses how LA fire department fight fires when hydrants run out of water.
@VladimirStepanov-e6h The USSR´s empire is gone, the Romanov´s empire is gone. NEVER 2 WITHOUT 3, the Saddam Putsein ´s empire will follow!
Thank you. That was an absolutely excellent interview and Pekka Toveri has a very intuitive understanding of how to deal with Russia, what their antics are and what precautions we need to take to ensure peace.
The Finns have learnt these qualitis through the harsh school of experience. Karelia had to be ceded to Russia after a most heroic battle,
Outnumbered and with no Western support even the planes they had bought from Britain were stuck in Sweden.
@@christinemcclymont269Karelia never belonged to Finland.
The Finns tried to take over Karelia, but they failed.
@@karhutitan Karelia was inhabited by Finnish people long before Finland was even appeared on a map, and inhabited Karelia before Russia appeared on map, too.
@@enpakeksi765We are not against it, you can inhabited in now.
But Karelia was, is and will be Russia.
@ How could Karelia be Russian before Russia existed? Finnic people lived in Karelia long before Russians did.
Be as it may, Finnish people in Karelia left to Finland after WW2, and Russia did not take good care of Karelia since then.
Finland does not want Karelia back because it's a worthless dump.
In my mind close neighbors to Russia have a much more realistic view on Russia. We should listen to them. So this was a very important and informative interview! Thanks a lot!
There is a saying from the Stalin time (pre-1939) the Baltic people could ''hear the screams from across the border''.
Except Belarus perhaps... Getting the "liberator" Boris Jetlsin, now almost annexed again. A mattef of time!😮
Your idea of news is whoever says whatever that makes you feel fuzzy and warm inside.
In *your* mind anything is possible. Close your eyes, tap your heels 3 times and off you go....
@ZelenskyTheMadClown Kauan on kärsitty ryssien valtaa. Suomen kansan vapautta suojellessa.
Thank you Kate for your excellent interview❤
I really like this General, thank you for an excellent interview.
he was better as general.. in politics he has been mostly in hack category
Because he tells you what you want to hear not what is true
@@TrevorCrook-c1s Thanks for the tip Putin.🙄
@@luminyam6145 Finland is going to stop Russia using the Baltic Sea ? Let’s see how that works out 😅
@@TrevorCrook-c1s Remember how the Moskva was sunk by a storm?
Excellent interview. If you want a straight honest answer, ask a Fin. They have no time for small talk. Pekka Toveri has sisu (guts). Well done.
In Finland we have laughed Mr. Toveri as he has always been wrong in all his predictions on the war. He said that Russian Army will last only 10 days, Russia's problem is the shortage of weapons as well as skills and motivation of soldiers and the strategic planning is poor. Russian economy will collapse after 2 weeks. As he is the EU MEP, I hope that they don't follow his advice in any war.
@@mikkopunkari1676 Well the Russian invasion lasted 1-2 weeks, when they turned back from the first attack on Kiev. Then Russia regrouped, Ukraine was nice enough not to follow and destroy the Russian retreat out of Kherson. Russia needed to take drones from Iran, motorbikes/electric buggies from China and defect ammo from North Korea. Russia using a meat grinder with second layer FSB standing behind Russian soldiers ready to shoot Russia soldiers who retreat. Is this because the Russia soldiers are so motivated to create New Russiya, or poverty stricken men from towns from the back of beyond. Yes, maybe Toveri was wrong about the Russian economy collapse.
la gifle est pour Poutine .
A great interview. Thank you both for that.
Forget Trump let's have this man negotiate with Putin.
I agree put Pekka Toveri as the west’s lead negotiator. No western nation knows the russians better than the Finns.
@@nightowl835I hate russia but pekka toveri has talked so much bs that he has a nickname "ukrobot" 😅almost every prediction has went wrong
@@braindisorder5043 where, in the rusbot telegram channels?
@@braindisorder5043 That is untrue. I watched he interview he did months ago with the useful idiot whose name I don't remember now. And can't link it here. Pekka completely destroyed him, he has not been wrong. You are wrong and stpid.
@@braindisorder5043 Well, that's the nature of predictions.. they are not guarantees of the future, as no one has a crystal ball. When all Finnish media outlets wanted to interview him, he didn’t even hold an official military position at the time. Live interviews require answers on the spot, and I don’t blame him for not being able to predict everything perfectly. At least he’s making an effort, and his background as a high-ranking officer speaks for itself. Few ex-officers transition into politics, but those who do often bring valuable insights and leadership, especially in challenging times, where their experience can offer more than what civilians might provide.
I’m not a big fan, but in times of rising tensions between countries, we need politicians with military experience.
This man gets it 100%
He should, he's a Major General.
Agree 💯 %
@@MichaelFox-p9l he should he was former military inteligence commander.
Wow, Pekka has got a new look! When I voted for him a year ago he looked a bit different. Whaterver the look, he is a great professional in his field. Thanks for the interview!
So, the Black Sea, the Med, and now the Baltic Sea. Still going according to plan, Dwarf?
In Russia we call him Bunker Grandfather😂
@@dpelpal You are from CALIFORNIA, not Russia! Have a look at your profile. You are in USA.
@@elenadunn15go watch the video she uploaded... 🤦♂️
I mean no point half stalking and making an assessment...you may aswell turn full stalker and be fully informed 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤣🤣
She was born where that video was filmed in Russia and moved to US to study then moved to Georgia from previous comments she has made on times
@@elenadunn15 You cannot access internet from Russia without a VPN.
Well, strictly speaking, Dobby was an Elf in Harry Potter but indeed😂
For those in the RUclips community who aren't familiar with retired general Pekka Toveri; he is kind of like the Ben Hodges of Finland. It's worth paying attention to his assessments.
Hyvä Suomi
Slava Ukraini!
Slava Ukraini!
SISU SUOMI 🇫🇮
@@ulrichsuter3548
Кукушка хвалит петуха за то, что хвалит тот кукушку.
😂🤡🐷
Slava Russia
This man is knowledgeable and intelligent. He knows the behaviour of the Russians in regard to negotiations. Trump has no idea and will fall for Putin’s well worn tactics. Ukraine 🇺🇦 will need to fight tooth and nail to get a fair outcome.
Trump is his own worst enemy when it comes to Putin.
We'll see. I hope you are wrong. Either way, this pointless war needs to end, and I don't really care how Trump or anyone else will make it happen.
So true about all pulling weight together. Enjoy your hosting, excellent questions, issues answered.
I feel shameful for not being in Ukraine helping the support lines. We in Finland have it good, but I fear that many of us grow more complacent even in this situation, like I have. Pekka Toveri, our retired general, has the right of it: Russia cannot be expected to be properly negotiated unless you can back your claims with military force powerful enough to respond to whatever Russia might throw at us.
I've been neglecting my physical training for too much now. It's time to show some dedication to the goodness our countries are built on and striving to be. Time to commit to being healthy enough to be in the front lines if push comes to shove.
When a few more months go by, Putin will have nothing to negotiate. Resources zero, economy collapsed, military stockpiles empty, no more support from North Korea, etc. Russia is going to lose this war. Don't believe russian lies. Stay strong and keep supporting democracy, truth and western values.
Well said! More people should be taking this attitude.
I'm not in the reserves - I'm a civil servant - but that was nevertheless my motivation to get in shape in 2024. Which I did.
Can't hurt to be prepared.
Agreed! That's why in 2022 I got back to my military reservist training, lost a lot of extra weight, and started to pay attention. As a Finn, I feel our independence and well-being, our freedom, depends on not just our military and our civil institutions and our infrastructure and politics, but on every individual Finn as a person, and as a citizen. If needed, I am ready.
You could go to the front lines now and stop Pootin now in Ukraine before he starts attacking Finland.
How can you even talk about rewarding a war criminal.
Stay rhe course and keep the support ip to the Ukraine.
Love it when a plan comes together. ( Had to translate it } Hyva soumi .
Putin is trying, but besides NATO there is JEF = Joint Expeditionar Force with the Nordic countries; similar democratic values and economily strong! Not the biggest but the best force....
Yes. The advantage that JEF has is its ability to respond quickly.
NATO has heft but it's slower.
peace at any price is no peace at all. only justice can lead to lasting peace.
Russia lost the Baltic Sea when Sweden and Finland yount NATO.
and you believe that?
No idiot. You can't even spell. Hollandse poepol.
@@rogertracks7744are there other reasons?
Muscovia never had any power over here, the only reason they have been able to sail around is because of the international laws on the sea. There is a reason why the Muscovian Baltic fleet is tiny, because in any war against a EU country it would just seize to exist so this was true waaaay before we joined NATO.
All NATO really has changed is that we can now freely do stuff over here without USA forbidding the others because they always want to know everything. This is why the EU army idea was a problem because all EU countries ain't in NATO so it would have had to be separate... Now they can't whine for being left outside so it because just easier to defend the area together.
So my point is that no matter what country around the Baltic sea would have been invaded before we joined, it would have pulled us into the war because of EU. So nothing changed except that USA gets to put their little nose into the mix.
Russia gained access to the Baltic Sea by occupying land next to it. This needs to be corrected.
Very good interview, why don't our European politicians seek advice from someone who is as strategically competent as Mr Pekka Toveri? Chancellor Scholz hasn't understood any of this for three years, nor does he have any idea of strategy, he is even running his german election campaign on the back of Ukraine.
Scholz is a weak leader and is further crippled by his and his party’s close ties to Putin since early 2000s. Also, he is afraid his German political opponents would benefit from him taking a stance against Russia.
Pekka Toveri is a MEP. We voting him to Eu parlament. So they can make discoust with him if they see that import.
Scholtz seem to need a pair of trousers.. He seem very weak.
Could’ve added that the ”one of the two” power lines that got cut was not importing electricity it was exporting from Finland. When it was cut it affected us in the way of lowering the price of electricity in Finland😂
I am Russian, the many do not realize Russia economy smaller than Canada. Russia navy not even operate, does not even have one aircraft Carrier🤷🏼♀️ Even we in Russia laugh at navy🤦♀️
Stay safe 🤍💙🤍
@SL Thanks u😊
Perhaps Russia can get on track after removal of Putin and all he stands for. Russia needs to commence the reforms that all of the other First World War imperial powers commenced in 1919 after the end of the war. Russia, unfortunately went in another direction, thanks to Lenin and his barbarians.
Please stay safe. Both Ukraine and Russia are in my prayers. Bless you and be careful!
So you Russian? 😂😂😂😂
Russia doesn't naturally have access to the Baltic Sea, only through occupied lands.
It's time to fix this problem.
Yep, without Russia there’s no problem
Righttt.. because America is golden.
😂😂😂
How are you gonna do that, buddy? By wishing Russia away?
Bad idea. They have access to Baltic Sea, so let them have.
U.S defence budgets is currently 3.5%.
Great guy.
Looks like the truth hurts. So many pathetic russian bots commenting here.
Сказал финикийский проплаченный бот.😂
Замечено, что все т.н. експерты лысые или плешивые... К чему бы это?
@VladimirStepanov-e6hI like also history and Phoenicians were remarkable and enthusiastic traders. But regarding payments for youtube-commenting, I'm just using my freedom to impress myself without any external funding, during these interesting times. I also wish that things would not escalate too much.
@helmiulpukkap5594
However, you labeled someone who has a different opinion than yours without serious reason.
Однако вы клеете ярлыки без оснований к тому, кто имеет собственное мнение, отличное от вашего.
@helmiulpukkap5594
Read the Washington post in this respect.
well done suomi. every child try to overstretch his border as long as it get stopped by the right action. trump is the light at the end of the tunnel for putin. stay strong ukraine nato is behind you.
The same NATO who went against the UN charter. If you relay on that kind of partner, you can expect only a house of cards that will fall down at the smallest gust of wind.
@@anelapetrovic5969Russia 's troll farm is working well.
You can safely skip to 0:29. The first 29 seconds is just a clip from the middle of the interview that Times Radio for whatever reason has a habit of cutting out and confusingly place at the start, totally out of context. Skip to 0:29, you won't miss a thiing and will be less confused.
nooone cares about your timestamps :/
@@stewartabel2-1 in likes 😅
The next time we hear about Finland is when Donald Trump says he is going to invade Finland. Canada needs to learn from Finland what it's like to live beside a greedy giant.
This is why it is so important for the US to continue to support Ukraine. if Trump caves to Putin now, it will be tragic. Putin needs to be checked and prevented from threatining any of the democracies.
Superb responses from a very, very informed expert.
I hope western leaders are listening and don't offer Putin anything. Not one scrap of land, not one thing at all.
#makerussiasmallagain
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
I saw a map of a border of Poland with China in Mongolia and Finland bordering Alaska on a recent trip to China
Notice she called him by his first name, (he was a general in the Finish military) yet when the guest analyst is a retired military person from an English speaking country, they are always referred to by the rank they held in the military.
Your statement is true about retired military personnel. Though if they are (or have been more recently) involved with parliament, then the naming reverts to their christian name. As in this case.
I'm sure they had a conversation about that before going live.
Finns are much, much less formal than the British or Germans. They tend not to use titles outside active military service.
If I wrote an email to a CEO of a large company or a university professor, I would address them by their first name or not at all. The proper opening to the conversation is "hei" after which I'd proceed directly to business. No bowing down, no insincere pleasantries.
The last time POTUS Biden visited Helsinki, all the Nordic heads of state kept calling him Joe in front of the cameras. That must have been jarring for American viewers but they weren't being disrespectful. Joe seemed to like it.
He is not acting as a General in this interview, but as a member of the European Parlament.
Thank you, Kka Toveri, for your insight.
Pekka Toveri...
Let's all keep in mind that little cremlin dude is not immortal. Time will handle that problem.
Aggressively waiting for him to kick the bucket is not a strategy. It's passive.
There will be another just like him. Looking back at the long line of dictators shows what it will be in the future. Absolutely nothing will ever change.
There will be another after him unless the citizens of Russia don't rise up. They won't give up that power.
It was a Finnish Seal team that stormed the ship.
Police swat
It was a police special unit. Not military.
@@jashley7 Finnish "seals' are called combat divers and they are recular conscripts that have had basic SOF training during there conscript service. Finnish pro SOF's is called special jaeger platoon whom are hired pro's. And this was conducted as a civilian security mission and not as military defence operation so there for the people whom conducted the mission was Police and coast guard not by FDF
@@Tiax776 Police + unit from the boarder guard.
Precisely it was Finnish Police Rapid Response Unit and Border Guard Special Intervention Unit. Quite close to the skills of US Navy SEALs.
Even thought Pootin denies any involvement with the proxies he is using to sabatoge the underwater cables and it is difficult to prove a direct connection, the law does allow for Probable Cause. Using Probable Cause they can stop everyone of Pootin's ships to investigate, supervise passage or deny passage.
Denmark Scandinavia and the Nordic witch you are part of will send all our special forces any time.
Im so happy we have made a joint airforce command.
Our frogmenn are second to none and they will be there in a second.
Calling Russia a "Nuisance" rather than a threat is diabolical 😂
Thank you Finland! You actions are appreciated!
Gloria para a Ucrânia
I think we will just claim the Baltic sea with Estonia and deny any commercial free passage anymore because of not complaying with the rules.
Thank you Finland.
They should part out Russia to natural countries like muslim,asian and slavic blocks.
they will deploy forces to match and then you will just have more ships eyeing each other.
Russia doesn’t have ships to match
What ships? From where? At this point russia doesn't have ships to spare. Baltic fleet is no match to any of the Nordics, and there are more countries than just the northmen. Route to russia stays open if they don't f*ck around, if they do, the gate will close.
@pekkajarvinen69 are you implying ukraine sunk the russian navy or something? or that the nordic nations actually pose a threat to russia without the us standing behind them?
Been hitting the bottle this evening?
@ been having a few drinks tonight?
We no longer give a f about putler. He’s toast.
2nd army in the world lol.
I am Russian, and Russia economy smaller than Canada or Italy. Russia army now smaller than even Turkey
Only fool would turn their back on an enemy no matter how weak they are.
Who "we"?
@@elenadunn15 Normal people.
@@elenadunn15 NATO? allies? please educate
We Americans have a constitution,
a bill of rights
Second amendment.
Independence.
I expect our government leaders to hold this institution.
The US isn't involved in this, though, except usually for their excellent surveillance info, which we always exchange anyways. This is the Northern Europeans taking responsibility for their own areas. Within the NATO framework.
@CM-ey7nq
Yes.
it means nothing lol
Such Beautiful a lady asking questions of intelligent discovery. 🤗
👍 Finland, Baltics, Ukraine, Poland, Czechia and Romania should make their own military alliance.
Plus Norway, Sweden and Denmark to control the Baltic Sea.
Finland 🇫🇮 is a Nordic country with Sweden 🇸🇪 Norway 🇸🇯 Denmark 🇩🇰 and Iceland 🇮🇸.
Yle пишет, что расследование продлится несколько месяцев (sic). Я бы расследовал за неделю с длительными кофетаймами и перекурами.😂😂😂
Kiitos. An excellent well balanced and informative commentary. But please take time to pronounce Finnish names correctly as the way this gentleman's surname was pronounced was unrecognisable.
It's sensational. Putin 's failure brought joy to the free world. 👏👏👏
Nice one ...😊
I hope putler in Moscow will see this interview...😂😂
Well done Finland
makes me wonder...in what universe does pekka live?
The USSR´s empire is gone, the Romanov´s empire is gone. NEVER 2 WITHOUT 3, the Saddam Putsein ´s empire will follow!
this special military operation was a real win for Russia
Suomi 🤍💙....Putin, Don't Mess With Finland They Rock Hard...🤘🤘
Funny thing that USA should also double its payments/gdp to NATO. Will see what happens. Now USA has put their money where their mounth is!
As a Finn. I love how even this old guy is able to speak english quite fluently...ofc with strong Based Finnish Accent thou xD.
You would imagine that the Chief of Intelligence would know languages...
Have to say Pekka Toveri is not that old. 63 years is still good age. Trump is 78, so 63 is nothing.
What the hll.. are you talking about? Of course he can. I’m myself Finn 62 yrs. English lessons started on 4th grade at school.
Trump blames Gavin for not keeping the forest floors clean.
To vacuum a forest floor, follow these steps:
Prepare the area: Remove large debris by hand.
Use the right vacuum cleaner: Choose one with a soft-bristled brush.
Adjust the suction power: Set it appropriately for hardwood floors.
Start vacuuming: Use a soft-bristle broom or a vacuum cleaner with a specialized hardwood floor attachment.
As done in Finland.
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@@12OZK12 Idioti from Mother Russia .
@@12OZK12 I woke to Trump on the radio as a teen. Imagine a fake billionaire, so cheap that he pretends to be his own publicist, named John Barron, that calls local NYC radio talk shows. You can hear John Baron here on YT; it's obviously Trump.
@@12OZK12 The first person to suffer Trump Derangement Syndrome is Donald John Trump Sr.
Why is there a map of Ukraine on your wall?
putin Baltic people have been Europeans for a long time!
Is it a strategic defence review if there’s no strategy? Increasing the budget. Learning from Ukraine. Focusing on drone development. That would be strategic.
Russia is always testing our resolve...
and still, 1st november falls the snow over there and melts in april. frozen africa. same bad geography for them.
Putin already lost. Now it's just a matter of price and time.
russia bombed tallinn , and they moved backto st petersburg for supply , same finnish airforce followed them and wiped off everything destoyed russian airforces, it was back then, so they dosent joke
Remember to pray to God. Finland was saved from the last war when this nation knelt down and prayed. Jesus Christ is Lord.
I woke to Trump on the radio as a teen. Imagine a fake billionaire, so cheap that he pretends to be his own publicist, named John Barron, that calls local NYC radio talk shows. You can hear John Baron here on YT; it's obviously Trump.
Maybe Russia will ask for help to NK they got some great Admiral with Turtle ships
🤘😊🇫🇮💙👍
Courtesy
The world will definitely be better off under Trump's presidency than it was under the Biden hapless regime! (This interviewer obviously doesn't understand Donald Trump.) Great responses from Pekka Toveri!!!
Read the Washington post.
When did RUSSIA threaten FINLAND?
😂
2nd World War? Invaded Finland, got their butts kicked? Ring a bell? 😂
When Finland decided to join Nato.
NATO should listen to Trump. If not Russia then another Country or Countries.
NATO won't obey Trump if he wants to help Putin. No one will. 😁
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yebbut
Western Europe spends vast amounts on social and welfare, they "Can't afford" to spend on defence, well, if Russia prevails in Ukraine, they are next. The welfare of their populous will suffer far more if they don't cut some social and welfare spending and increase defence spending.
Finland’s action in seizing a shadow fleet tanker in December (one tanker 😂😂😂)
There has been more, you just don’t know about it
It's still more than what NATO has done so how pathetic is that?
@@henriikkak2091 - Finland is NATO
"In your view"??? Is there any other view for a clear-minded person?
Toveri😂
The problem in Finland and Europe too is that ppl are getting more and more divided and the biggest reason for that is mass migration and woke stuff. Europe needs to be careful because if ppl feel like their home doesn't feel like home anymore they will not be intrested to defend it
Russia is funding and weaponizing migration to Europe’s borders.
No. Main reason is Russian influencing operations.
Important is only who countd the votes...
Seems like this channel has a never ending supply of BS Berties
Russia lost. Just admit it.
@Frithonor come on get real Russia has alrwady demilitrized Ukraine now they are also reducing NATO capability considerably. Russia has eliminated 1 million Nazis it has freed the Donbass so far as I see Russia is achieving its goals with the bonus of bankrupting EU
Wise Man..
UŠ congress decides Ukrainian peace? Oh boy 😂😂😂😂
and Trump claims it. what a joke.
😂😅😅😂
Finnish navy isn’t that like the Estonian navy 🤦🏻♂️🤣
Этот чувак, как я и предсказывал, оказался ангажированным комментатором. Вскоре пароход таки отпустят. Пока что мямлят, что мол не можем доказать и прочие сопли. Читайте финскую прессу. Там всё ясно показано.
Eagle S the ship cut the cable, even they don't deny it. The question is whether it was intentional or the crew was incompetent. the Insurance company or the shipping company must pay the repair costs
Пусть попробуют помешать
Talking non sens, compleet stupidity talk.
How's the weather in St. Petersburg?
Great talk. Best kind of.
😂😂😂
Keep scraping the barrel for something to say TR.
as I said - onanist - Google it
Pekka on taas lukenut lehdistö ja toistelee muiden puheita.
Ihan vaan mielenkiinnosta. Mikä mahtaa olla Martin sotilasarvo?