26 November 2024,   09:43
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Sweden does not exclude possibility of Russian military attack

The Nordic country’s defense committee reportedly plans to warn about the threats from Moscow Russian soldiers march along Red Square during the Victory Parade in Moscow, May 9, 2021.

A Russian attack on Sweden cannot be entirely excluded, Swedish public broadcaster SVT said on Sunday, citing a report prepared by the country’s parliamentary defense committee.

“An armed attack against Sweden cannot be ruled out”, the broadcaster cited the document as saying.

“Russia has also further lowered its threshold for the use of military force and exhibits a high political and military risk appetite”, the document stated, according to SVT. “Russia’s ability to carry out operations with air forces, naval forces, long-range weapons or nuclear weapons against Sweden remains intact”.

The report is due to be presented to the public on Monday. SVT cited an unnamed person who worked on the document as saying that officials intend to send “a clear signal to Russia”.

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