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Roni Arvonen said that the story of the Kuuntelija podcast began unknowingly in the spring of 2021 when he was depressed. He mentioned becoming accustomed to the mockery he received online, forgiving his critics, and thanking them for the attention. According to Arvonen, the actions of his own party colleagues from the National Coalition felt particularly hurtful at that time, and he felt they continued their criticism long after he had already hit rock bottom. He described gradually rising from that difficult situation through weightlifting and judo training. Arvonen expressed his gratitude to the National Coalition for the spring of 2021 and stated that he is now living the best time of his life. He cited as reasons his healthy young child, his wife, and the opportunity to work full-time on his own talk show. #kuuntelijapodcast #elämäntarinoita #masennus (translated)

"An immediate energy sector ceasefire is in effect in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Both sides have agreed to this. Do not violate it!" US President Donald Trump announced a so-called energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on his social media platform Truth Social, claiming that he has agreed to this with the leader of the Russian regime, Vladimir Putin. #DonaldTrump #TruthSocial #Energeetikarelvarahu (translated)

Six U.S. senators are demanding that Trump stop the import of Russian diesel fuel, citing that it supports the Kremlin's war, while Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement to cease attacks on energy facilities, but Moscow has not yet confirmed its consent. #Diislikütus #Venemaa #Trump (translated)

Saara Huhtasaari wrote that Sanna Marin had been in Italy promoting her book and told Corriere della Sera that she would likely not run for office unless Russia attacked Finland. In that case, according to Huhtasaari, Marin would have said she was available. Huhtasaari interpreted the statement as positioning herself rather than expressing a willingness to be a victim. According to her, Marin implied that conventional political work did not match her capabilities and that only a crisis threatening Finland's existence would be a sufficiently significant task. Huhtasaari compared this to the scale of historical leaders such as Kekkonen, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Lee Kuan Yew, and George Washington, using the metaphor of the "Napoleon syndrome" to describe the phenomenon. She specified that she did not mean it as a diagnosis. Huhtasaari also criticized the contradiction between Marin's book discussing hope and the self-image conveyed in the interview. She argued that the role of politics was to build structures that functioned without a single politician. As examples of such builders, she mentioned Lee Kuan Yew, who influenced Singapore's development, and Mart Laar, who made economic and institutional decisions in post-independence Estonia. Huhtasaari believed that there had not been similar builders in Finland for decades and that Marin did not belong to their ranks. According to Huhtasaari, statesmen did not announce in advance when they would return to politics, but either did their job or stepped aside. She criticized Marin for traveling to present her book, which discussed decisions made behind closed doors, and for associating a potential return with Russia's attack. Huhtasaari described this as a fantasy of seeing herself as a historical exception. #SannaMarin #Politiikka #Historia (translated)

The USA threatens Ukraine by blocking its arms program, while Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, calling it a special military operation in Donbass and claiming to protect people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years. #Россия #Украина #война (translated)

The University of Tartu Maks & Moorits basketball team has achieved two victories out of five games in various competitions at the beginning of the season and is preparing for the FIBA European Cup game in Skopje on Wednesday, where head coach Aivar Kuusmaa urges acceptance of physical shortcomings and emphasizes the importance of a fast-paced game. #korvpall #TartuÜlikool #euromängud (translated)

Mikko Välimaa wrote that Magnus Ranstorp is one of the most respected researchers in the Nordic countries and said that he posed a question that he hoped would also come up in Finland. Välimaa mentioned that so far only Iltalehti had reported on the exceptional stance of Finnish Members of the European Parliament in the vote concerning the Muslim Brotherhood. #tutkijat #Suomi #politiikka (translated)

Henri Vanhanen criticized Donald Trump's actions in the Ukraine war, noting that he declared agreements about which there was uncertainty, while pressuring Ukraine in a way that benefited Vladimir Putin. As a recent example, Vanhanen pointed to Trump’s announced energy ceasefire. According to him, Volodymyr Zelensky heard about it practically for the first time from the media, Russia had not confirmed the agreement, and continued, according to Zelensky, attacks on Ukraine's power plants. Vanhanen asked what kind of ceasefire it was if the other party did not know what had been agreed upon. He suggested that Zelensky had to be cautious of Trump’s criticism to avoid being blamed for obstructing peace. Vanhanen referred to the Financial Times reporting that the United States threatened to cut off arms and intelligence supplies to Ukraine unless the country stopped attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. He also wrote that Trump agreed to buy Russian diesel, demanded Ukraine to cease attacks on Russian oil refineries, and encouraged a change of leadership in Ukraine. Vanhanen estimated that the war in Iran and the resulting fuel prices, the upcoming midterm elections, and the need to show results might explain Trump’s urgency to secure an agreement. According to him, Trump aimed for cheaper diesel and a visible peace political achievement, while Putin would benefit from a decrease in attacks on Russia’s energy sector. Vanhanen noted that the alignment of these goals seemed to occur at Ukraine’s expense. Vanhanen stated that he did not oppose a ceasefire if it protected Ukrainians and also bound Russia. However, he observed that for Trump, merely declaring an agreement seemed to suffice, even without information about its terms or Russia's commitment. Vanhanen assessed that Russia would benefit from a situation in which the United States sought a quick agreement and Ukraine was cautious not to offend Trump. In such conditions, he believed Putin could gain concessions from Trump without Russia needing to win against Ukraine at the negotiating table. #Ukraina #Trump #Venäjä (translated)

Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko, who led FCI Levadia to the Estonian championship in his first year as head coach, confirmed that there has been no crisis situation for their season, as the title was achieved six rounds before the final. #VjatšeslavZahovaiko #FCLevadia #EestiMeister (translated)