Putin's useful idiots in Finland

The flow of asylum seekers from developing countries organized by the Russians to their western border has prompted the Finnish government to prepare an emergency law proposal, which would allow the entry of newcomers to Finland to be blocked. The primary purpose of this law is not about trampling on the rights of people fleeing distress and persecution but about resisting the aggression related to Russia's hybrid warfare.

This has been well understood within Finnish parties belonging to the political right and center. The leadership of the Social Democratic Party of Finland also supports the emergency law, but the left wing of the party, like the extreme left and the Greens, is ready to oppose the law, that conflicts with international human rights agreements.

Since it is an emergency law, it requires a five-sixths majority in parliament to come into effect. And it is precisely this that the representatives of the left wing of the Social Democrats intend to block.

In doing so, they act as useful idiots for President Vladimir Putin, who is waging war in Ukraine and threatening its other neighbors. They open a channel for him to negatively influence Finnish society through hybrid warfare.

This is a significant change in Finnish politics, as the Social Democrats have understood the country's security needs since the Winter War of 1939-1940. But now it seems that this long tradition is about to be broken.

It remains to be seen what impact this will have on the Social Democratic Party. Will a rift develop between the party's realpolitik majority and the Putinist left-wing minority, ultimately leading to the division of the entire party?

And if this happens, will a new party that has grown from the minority gain popular support? And if not, will the politicians belonging to it perhaps join the Left Alliance or the Greens to promote Putin's freedom of action in Finland?

Previous thoughts on the same topic:
Brianna Wu's advice and the reality of Finnish politics
Duck emphasizing the urgency of the new border law
Change of immigration policy and development cooperation