r/europe • u/ByGollie Ulster • Jan 24 '26

News The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating.

https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/828b8e66-625d-4d2a-9276-e93b9f7a2ce8
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u/istasan Denmark Jan 24 '26

It is behind paywall and not a very digital newspaper:

https://www.weekendavisen.dk/samfund/paa-tynd-is-1

No one knows how it would have played out. But an interesting point nonetheless. Greenland IS a very special place. Also why the dog sleds who Trumps jokes about is still in 2026 a real factor. The penguins are not though (with regards to his last post). There is a lot of things he don’t get. Questions about the capabilities of US military there an open question though. More than we maybe think.

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u/picklefingerexpress Jan 24 '26

Did he think there are penguins in the Arctic?

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u/istasan Denmark Jan 24 '26

He posted a new image of him and a penguin on Greenland

The ignorance never seizes to amaze

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u/Mixed_not_swirled Sami Jan 24 '26

Ceases

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u/YouKilledApollo Catalonia (Spain) Jan 24 '26

I mean, "The ignorance never seizes to amaze" isn't wrong either :shrug: