Well, there are only so many hours in a day,
& for some reason, despite my actively fol-
lowing the events leading up to & following
the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I was not
aware that in 2019 Sanna Marin became
the youngest head of government in the ...

.... world, at age 34. Upon viewing the video
linked to below, my impression is that she's
probably the prettiest head of government
in the world, too. Of course, not being alive
when other beautiful women have led their
countries, I'd have to study history to be ...

.... able to compare Sanna to other female
leaders. I suppose someone somewhere
along the way on the internet has done that,
& I may follow-up this post with their opinion
if I find a website which has done so.

Youtube, with their algorithms, apparently
my searches about NATO earlier today led
youtube to provide the link whereby I dis-
covered the following:

February 19 2023
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sanna-marin-finland-60-minutes-2023-02-19/

Video: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sanna-marin-finland-60-minutes-video-2023-02-19/#x

---

Sidenote: For some reason, someone filmed
her dancing & she was placed in the odd posi-
tion of having to defend her dancing & of all
things, taking a 'drug test', as if drugs cause
people to dance (say what? weird, but hey,
many aspects of life are extremely weird, just
add that/this to that list).

Why an unknown segment of people would
oppose a world leader dancing, I have no idea,
but I suppose that's the nature of democracy,
"it's always something".

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22it%27s+always+something%22

Who used to say it's always something?

Gilda Radner

As a cast member on the original Saturday Night
Live, Gilda Radner created a compelling character
named “Roseann Rosannadanna” who habitually
ended her routine with the line, “It's always some-
thing,” which was her father's favorite expression
about life.

In memory of Gilda Radner
June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989,
died at age 42
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilda_Radner

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Follow-up:

---
April 4 2023

Finland joins NATO, doubling military
alliance’s border with Russia
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/04/europe/finland-joins-nato-intl/index.html
---

Finland officially became the 31st member of
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
on Tuesday ... .

.... A November report ... lists 3 key areas where
Finland benefits NATO: reserve forces, technol-
ogy access & artillery forces. “Finland’s artillery
forces are the largest & best-equipped in west-
ern Europe.” ... “With some 1,500 artillery weap-
ons, including 700 Howitzer guns, 700 heavy ...

.... mortar, & 100 rocket launcher systems, the
Finnish artillery has more artillery firepower
than the combined militaries of Poland, Ger-
many, Norway, & Sweden can currently muster.”

.... Finland can muster 900,000 reserves who
have been trained as conscripts in its armed
forces. The wartime strength of Finnish forces
is 280,000 troops ... .

.... Finnish & Swedish public support for joining
NATO surged following the invasion of Ukraine.
“Everything changed when Russia invaded
Ukraine,” outgoing Finnish Prime Minister Sanna
Marin said last April. “People’s mindset in Fin-
land, also in Sweden, changed & shifted very
dramatically.”

.... An overwhelming majority of NATO members
welcomed Finland & Sweden’s applications, but
2 countries – Turkey and Hungary – began to
stall the process.

Turkey & Hungary later softened their stance on
Finland’s accession, opening the door to its mem-
bership in March, while continuing to block Swe-
den’s membership application.

There is hope for Sweden’s bid, however. On Mon-
day, Stoltenberg said Finland’s accession is “in it-
self something we should celebrate” but that it
was also good for Sweden. “It makes Sweden
more integrated into NATO & makes Sweden ...

.... even more safer,” Stoltenberg said. “At the same
time we celebrate & enjoy that Finland is now a full-
fledged member, we should continue work to final-
ize the Swedish accession process.”

Finland’s fold into the alliance also reignited calls
from Ukraine to join. “Finland’s accession is a
clear message that the time to revise old strate-
gies & old perceptions has come and there is no
better solution to ensuring Euro-Atlantic security ...

.... as a whole than eventual membership of Ukraine
in NATO,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba
said as he was welcomed to the NATO headquart-
ers by Stoltenberg on Tuesday. ...

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On Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 2:24:11 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:

..> Well, there are only so many hours in a day,
..> & for some reason, despite my actively fol-
..> lowing the events leading up to & following
..> the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I was not
..> aware that in 2019 Sanna Marin became
..> the youngest head of government in the ...
..>
..> ... world, at age 34. Upon viewing the video
..> linked to below, my impression is that she's
..> probably the prettiest head of government
..> in the world, too. Of course, not being alive
..> when other beautiful women have led their
..> countries, I'd have to study history to be ...
..>
..> ... able to compare Sanna to other female
..> leaders. I suppose someone somewhere
..> along the way on the internet has done that,
..> & I may follow-up this post with their opinion
..> if I find a website which has done so.
..>
..> Youtube, with their algorithms, apparently
..> my searches about NATO earlier today led
..> youtube to provide the link whereby I dis-
..> covered the following:
..>
..> February 19 2023
..> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sanna-marin-finland-60-minutes-2023-02-19/
..>
..> Video: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sanna-marin-finland-60-minutes-video-2023-02-19/#x
..>
..> ---
..>
..> Sidenote: For some reason, someone filmed
..> her dancing & she was placed in the odd posi-
..> tion of having to defend her dancing & of all
..> things, taking a 'drug test', as if drugs cause
..> people to dance (say what? weird, but hey,
..> many aspects of life are extremely weird, just
..> add that/this to that list).
..>
..> Why an unknown segment of people would
..> oppose a world leader dancing, I have no idea,
..> but I suppose that's the nature of democracy,
..> "it's always something".
..>
..> https://www.google.com/search?q=%22it%27s+always+something%22
..>
..> Who used to say it's always something?
..>
..> Gilda Radner
..>
..> As a cast member on the original Saturday Night
..> Live, Gilda Radner created a compelling character
..> named “Roseann Rosannadanna” who habitually
..> ended her routine with the line, “It's always some-
..> thing,” which was her father's favorite expression
..> about life.
..>
..> In memory of Gilda Radner
..> June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989,
..> died at age 42
..> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilda_Radner
..>
..> *--- --- ---*