Friday’s newspaper: President Zelensky warns Finland of shrinking Russia, who wants European meat? | Eel News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia is starting to talk about Finland.

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president of ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky He warned of the potential threat posed by Russia to Finland. He made the remarks at a recent press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania.

According to Ukraine’s Interfax news agency, President Zelenskiy said: “We know very well which countries are at risk of the following after Ukraine: If we fail, the next ones could be Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Moldova.” We have to understand that there is.”

“They started talking about Finland, they started talking about the independence of Uzbekistan. He won’t finish it until we all finish it together,” President Zelenskiy said.

Ilta-Sanomat contacted researchers henry vanhanen The Foreign Policy Research Institute has requested comment. He said President Zelenskiy’s words were aimed not only at countries that have strongly supported Ukraine, but also at countries that have been forced to defend themselves from Russia in the past.

“He understands his audience, he knows what he’s talking about and who he’s referring to. The countries in question have to endure Russia’s war of aggression, We understand that these are countries that have protected independence and freedom, and [message] It resonates in the Baltics and Finland,” says Vanhanen.

According to Vanhanen, there is no immediate military threat to NATO countries. Finland became a member of the Defense Alliance in April last year.

However, the future will largely depend on how the war in Ukraine ends.

“The danger is that it sends a message to Russia that it doesn’t care about Russian power politics and land grabs from other countries. And war begins.” [in Ukraine] At worst, it will send a message that new risks are worth taking. ”

little russia

Russia’s birth rate is under scrutiny.

The tabloid Iltaleti cited a recent statement from Russia’s statistical authority Rosstat, predicting that if Russia’s population continues on its current declining trend, Russia’s population will decline by 15 million people over the next 20 years.

The Moscow Times, an independent news outlet, suggests that the population reduction will reflect the population of the Russian Empire at the end of the 19th century.

According to census data from Rosstat, the State Statistical Service of the Russian Federation, the country’s population in 2021 was 146.45 million.

To address this future demographic challenge, the president said at a press conference in December: Vladimir Putin He spoke at length in favor of reviving the tradition of extended families.

He argued that just a few generations ago it was common for Russian families to have seven, eight or more children.

I don’t want to eat European meat.

Europe’s meat market is in historic decline, and Finland is feeling the aftershocks.

European exports to Asia, its main trading partner, have declined as demand is met by production from the United States, Brazil and Russia.

Mark Hilvijarvisenior vice president of commercial operations in China for meat processing company Atria, told Marswoden Tourevaisas, “We are in a historically severe period of turmoil,” which is also impacting meat prices in the domestic market. said.

But don’t expect to buy cheap steaks for long. Hirvijarvi optimistically points out that “at some point, production will settle down close to the demand level.”

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