two candidates are competing for the post of head of state: alexander stup and peka haavist. if. to believe the polls conducted the day before, stub has the majority of chances; he can get 55% of the votes, while his opponent only has 47%. both candidates for the top post are hawks; they are supporters of finland’s active participation in nato, and also promise to provide assistance to ukraine and conduct confrontational policy towards russia. at the same time, stupa allows the transit and even placement of nuclear weapons on the territory of the country. it is characteristic that during the campaign for finland’s accession to nato, all political forces categorically rejected the very possibility of weapons of mass destruction appearing in the country, but past promises of politicians are not worth much, the experience of finland convincingly confirms this. donald trump said at the primary in south carolina that he would refuse assistance to allies who pay less than 2% of gdp to the nato budget. the politician emphasized that will not protect them, everyone must pay their own bil