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NOELREPORTS
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Defense Minister Fedorov said Sweden is becoming Europe’s third-largest supporter of Ukraine, with $9 billion already provided and another $4 billion in military aid due this year. Sweden will also donate 16 Gripen C/D fighters in early 2027, capable of carrying Meteor missiles. #Ukraine

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heepst
@heepst.bsky.social

The etymology of Finnish and Estonian names for Sweden, Ruotsi and Rootsi, is 'ro', row. In Orthodox Karelia, east of Finland, ruotsit (plural) did not just refer to Swedes. It was a general name for Lutherans, typically citizens of the Swedish Kingdom, including Finns and likely also Estonians.

heepst
@heepst.bsky.social

The further east in the Finno-Ugric sphere you went, the more vague the definition of ruotsit got. Komi people and Udmurts included northwestern Russians in it too. Ruotsit is an archaic term, related to Rus. In modern Finnish, a Swede is ruotsalainen. Fenno-Swede suomenruotsalainen.

heepst
@heepst.bsky.social

The Finnish and Estonian names for Russia, Venäjä and Venemaa, are not variations of Rus. The Estonian name is literally 'boat+land' in proto-Finnic, but linguists argue this is a coincidence. They also argue that suomalainen, a Finn, isn't related to suomaalainen, marshlander, so... 🤷🏼

Kastero
@kastero.bsky.social

That is the logics of Nato solidarity. Let the countries closest to the rotten bunch pay the biggest price for their own protections sake also. It is just hard to see that being different from all other relationships outside of the alliance.