Kristoffer LawsonAug 1, 2025

It’s interesting that here #Putin is speaking from the #Valaam monastery, originally part of #Finland, and the original location of the #Valamo monastery before it was evacuated and the monks relocated to their current location, after the Soviet Union annexed Finnish Karelian territories after WWII (they wanted to annex all of Finland, much like #Russia wants to do with #Ukraine).

Something Finns are unlikely to ever fully forget or forgive.

From: @BBCNews
https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/world-c8sqdvr9z/-/a-_J8-dgEmTOq9gRb9iAkXLg%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0

Putin not swayed by Trump's Ukraine war ultimatum

Russian President Vladimir Putin has voiced hopes for further peace talks with Ukraine - but stressed his troops were "advancing on the entire front line", despite the threat of looming US sanctions if a ceasefire was not agreed upon. "All disappointments arise from inflated expectations," Putin …

BBC News - Jaroslav Lukiv, Steve Rosenberg
Jukka NiiranenJul 25, 2025
Tenu - gin of Finland. From the monastery of #Valamo, crafted from the rare forest ingredients deep in the Finnish Taiga. #craftgin #ginoclock
Show threadKristoffer LawsonDec 30, 2024
I’d like to celebrate the New Year by supporting a Finnish vineyard and their sparkling wine. But to do that I’d have to travel a couple hundred kilometres to buy from the vineyard. #Alko has nothing available at all. The only sparkling berry wine on their list is from the #Valamo monastery and thats pricey and not available anywhere off the shelf.