Russia–Sweden relations - Wikipedia
A YouGov poll showed that in February 2023, 63% of respondents in Sweden wanted to support Ukraine in a war with Russia until Russian troops leave all occupied territories. [31] On 7 March 2024, Sweden officially joined NATO.
Putin’s designs on a Baltic island are leading Sweden to prepare …
May 24, 2024 · Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to additional reinforcements, exercises, and investment in Gotland’s defence, totalling US$160 million (£125 million). In April 2023, Sweden...
Swedish Officials Warn of Hybrid Warfare Threats from Russia, China
Jan 17, 2025 · The Swedish Armed Forces issued a statement this week warning about the threat of hybrid warfare, stating Russia, China and Iran were conducting intelligence operations against Sweden and the nation’s political, military and civil authorities must …
Russia says it will take military-technical steps in response to Sweden …
Feb 28, 2024 · Russia said on Wednesday it would adopt unspecified military-technical and other counter measures to protect itself against Sweden joining NATO, a move it cast as aggressive and as a mistake.
NATO boosts military presence in Baltic Sea as fears over Russian ...
3 days ago · The leaders of both Denmark and Germany warned of the threat posed by the Russian shadow fleet. (Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via Reuters)Sweden launches sabotage investigation. The most ...
Baltic undersea pipes and cables keep getting damaged. What’s …
2 days ago · On Sunday, an undersea cable ferrying data between Sweden and Latvia was damaged, most likely as a result of an external force, Latvia said. This is just the latest in a string of incidents since ...
Sweden Enters NATO, a Blow to Moscow and a Boost to the Baltic …
Mar 7, 2024 · Sweden formally joined NATO on Thursday, becoming its 32nd member two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sharply bolstering, with Finland, the military alliance’s deterrent in the...
Sweden is most recent target of Russia’s hybrid tactics, PM says
Jan 12, 2025 · Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Sunday his country was not at war but not living in peacetime either, citing hybrid attacks, suspected sabotage in the Baltic Sea and a proxy war...
Putin has ‘both eyes’ on Gotland, warns Sweden’s army chief
May 22, 2024 · Russian leader Vladimir Putin has his eyes on the Swedish island of Gotland, warned Sweden’s defense chief Micael Bydén. Gotland, Sweden's largest island and comparable in size to the smallest U.S. state of Rhode Island, is strategically located in the middle of the Baltic Sea — between Stockholm and Russia's Kaliningrad exclave.
Sweden officially joins NATO in blow to Russia - Axios
Mar 7, 2024 · Sweden officially joined NATO on Thursday, becoming its 32nd member. Why it matters: The nordic nation's accession to the alliance marks another major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has claimed that Moscow invaded Ukraine in hopes of blocking the alliance's eastward expansion.