1/4 Let me introduce you to a Finnish concept: torjuntavoitto.
It means a "defensive victory"—you didn’t win outright, but you stopped the enemy from achieving their goals.
Finland coined it after WWII. Let’s talk about why it matters today 👇
2/4 Torjuntavoitto applies partly to Ukraine.
russia invaded to conquer, install a puppet regime, and erase Ukraine’s sovereignty. That failed. Ukraine defended its statehood. That’s a defensive victory.
But here’s the twist…
3/4 Ukraine isn’t just defending—it’s winning. russia won’t get to dictate peace. Ukraine won’t officially lose.
And it’s russia, not Ukraine, that will pay reparations.
Torjuntavoitto doesn’t fully apply—because Ukraine’s outcome is even stronger
1/5 russia’s war in Ukraine is a textbook case of genocide.
Look at the UN’s definition: genocide includes acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
russia’s actions fit this definition perfectly👇
2/5 Putin launched the invasion with a speech denying Ukraine’s existence.
russia justifies the war with genocidal rhetoric—denying Ukrainian statehood, identity, history, and culture.
This isn’t vague. It’s explicit. And russia is acting on it
3/5 russia is abducting Ukrainian children and sending them to reeducation camps.
It’s mobilizing men in occupied areas to fight against their own country.
It’s forcibly russifying occupied territories.