This has to be one of my favorite scenes of all time. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was giving a speech in Finland. As she dealt with hecklers, she said to the crowd, “They can be happy that they are in a free country, like Finland, where free speech is a right. Where they have not any restrictions. If they would be in Moscow, they would be in jail in two minutes.”

As she said this, the heckler was being arrested.

‘They can be happy that they are in a free country, like Finland.’{ai:summary}<p>Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, addressed hecklers during a speech in Finland, emphasizing the value of free speech. She contrasted the situation in Finland with that in Russia, stating that the hecklers would face arrest in Moscow. </p><p>The moment highlighted the importance of freedom of expression in democratic societies. #politics</p>

The Corner: If This Were Russia

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