And the breakthroughs that Russians, I think, hoped for last year just haven't happened. Yeah, I mean, I guess the big picture is to say that, you know, Finland has always survived as Russia's neighbor. I mean, we were part of Russia from 1809 to 1919 17, when, well, tongue in cheek, we gave Russia independence. We declared independence. (22:44–22:50)
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Asserts Finland's historical resilience in its relationship with Russia.
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