The Finns have understood the context of “big picture” global goings on longer than most. It seems clear that they consider and interpret events in terms of Semeiotic Warfare.
And it might be helpful if we begin to think in these terms as well.
At the end of this post is a list of developing global situations. Notice the isolated one concerning Finnnish Intelligence.
From a previous post:
Think instead of Semeiotic Warfare (there will be aberrant spellings e,g. Semiotic). If one wants to jump in the deep end look for writings on Semeiotic Warfare. Look at the Finnish Military’s interest in this subject.
… the warfare that is upon us, having been sub-rosa for a while but certainly out in clear view and full force now, is primarily Semeiotic Warfare with Kinetic Warfare being derivative.
It is possible to be Semeiotically “infected”. The Finns (see e.g. Finnish Defense “Left of Bang” > National Defense University Press > News Article View ) have been aware of this fact longer than most.
Below are more developing Tuesday headlines via Newsquawk:
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Russia’s Kremlin says it is “obvious that the US was the main supplier of the war” and if the US stops, it will be the best contribution to the cause of peace. Seems as if European countries will try to compensate Ukraine for the apparent loss of US military aid. Need to see how the situation develops on the ground. Too early to comments on reports of “White house seeks plans for Russian sanctions relief”. To normalise relations, the sanctions need to be lifted.
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Finland’s Intelligence Service says the biggest concern in the Baltic Sea is the Russian shadow fleet. Russian sabotage actions are taking increasingly dangerous forms.
- Ukraine’s parliament said the country’s security is ensured by US support and described President Trump’s peacekeeping efforts as ‘decisive’ in ending the war.
- US President Trump said he will give an update on the Ukraine minerals deal on Tuesday night and doesn’t think the Ukraine minerals deal is dead, while he added that Ukrainian President Zelensky should be more appreciative.
- White House official confirmed the US is pausing and reviewing Ukraine aid to assess if it is contributing towards a solution. It was also previously reported that the US is hitting the brakes on the flow of arms to Ukraine in which the Trump administration stopped financing new weapons sales to Ukraine and was considering freezing weapons shipments from US stockpiles, according to WSJ.
- US Vice President Vance said it is important for Ukrainian President Zelensky and Russian Putin to come to the negotiating table but added that Zelensky is still not willing to engage and President Trump is taking a realistic perspective on the Russia-Ukraine war. Vance said a minerals deal with Ukraine shows the US has a long-term investment in the country and leaders in Ukraine and Europe acknowledge privately that the Russia-Ukraine war cannot go on forever. Furthermore, Vance said Europeans need to be realistic on the Russia-Ukraine war and need to be saying to Zelensky that the war cannot go on forever.
- European official said the suspension of military aid to Ukraine will cause unnecessary civilian casualties and Ukraine will not be able to counter Russian raids after running out of air defence missiles, according to CNN.
- Europe’s biggest powers are swinging behind efforts to seize over EUR 200bln of frozen Russian assets, as they draw up plans for a ceasefire deal in Ukraine, according to FT.
- Russia’s Kremlin said it is premature to determine the location for the next round of Russia-US talks and that Russia-US talks on Ukraine are unlikely to resume until both countries’ embassies return to full operational capacity. It was also reported that Russia’s envoy to international organisations said Russia is categorically against the deployment of European troops to Ukraine.
- China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment says it is collecting public opinion towards the regulation of the import of black mass for lithium-ion batteries and recycled steel materials.
