Finns were offended that Medvedev called them strange people

The deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, sharply criticized Finland. This is reported by the Rulehti publication.

Russia "does not need" the previous good relations with Finland, Medvedev said in an interview with Russian media.

He accused Helsinki of deliberately destroying bilateral ties built after the Second World War and the collapse of the USSR, and said he was "surprised" by such a choice. Medvedev also made historical statements, arguing that Finland should "thank" Vladimir Lenin for independence, and recalled the wars of the XX century. He separately criticized Finnish President Alexander Stubb, saying that Finland in The Second World War was allegedly a "satellite of Nazi Germany," but for some reason "they forget about it, Stubb always forgets about it," "but they were forgiven and we began to develop good, constructive relations with them." In addition, Medvedev made insulting statements to the Finns in general, calling them "strange people,"" the newspaper writes.

Finnish experts, commenting on Medvedev's interview, put his statements "into the usual narrative of recent years, in which they are increasingly trying to present Finland in a negative light and link it with the 'hostile' actions of the West."