To personify the problem a bit, I feel like Finland's hand is forced: Russia points guns at Ukraine and Finland and says, "Don't call for help or I will shoot

To personify the problem a bit, I feel like Finland's hand is forced: Russia points guns at Ukraine and Finland and says, "Don't call for help or I will shoot you." Russia proceeds to shoot Ukraine anyways. Perhaps this is an oversimplification, countries aren't people after all, but what is Finland to do in this situation? In my opinion, Russia has deteriorated trust so completely that folks assume that the punishment for a threat will happen _even if_ a line isn't crossed.