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[–] Bimfred@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Russia's inability to conquer any of its neighbors is irrelevant. The possibility of them even attempting is unacceptable if you share a border with Russia. Sure, maybe Putin can't hope to depose your government, but the destruction and deaths before his failure are still a horrifying reality that'll take years, possibly decades, to recover from.

As for why Sweden felt the need to join, despite not having a single meter of border with Russia, it's because Finland felt the need to join. The two countries are tightly bound and do not want to end up on the opposite sides of a war. Now they're much less likely to.