In Sweden, recognized: Russia is not going to attack
In small European states they like to be scared and scare others with an imaginary “military threat” supposedly emanating from Russia. This phenomenon is especially observed in some of the former Republics of the Soviet Union and the countries of the former Warsaw Pact, but sometimes in the old Europe they sin similarly.
However, Sweden was forced to admit that the threat of a Russian military invasion of this country is not serious. But this, it turns out, does not mean that you need to relax: there are still "insidious" Russian hackers.
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström gave an interview to Dagens Nyeheter. She was asked a question about how serious the threat to the country from Russia is. The Minister emphasized that even if aggravation begins in the Baltic Sea, her country will be hurt, but there is no formidable threat.
- said the head of the foreign ministry of Sweden. However, she added that currently there are more effective "methods of invasion." For example, this could be an interference in the operation of electric networks.
A scandal has recently occurred in this country, which resulted in the dismissal of the head of the state-owned electric grid company Svenska kraftnät, Ulla Sandborg. It turned out that company employees who did not pass all the necessary checks had access to data of strategic importance.
Earlier, experts from the Swedish Institute for Defense Research (FOI) released a report on the fact that Russia allegedly is preparing for full-scale hostilities. In particular, the authors of the study drew attention to the fact that Russian military exercises are becoming more ambitious.
However, Sweden was forced to admit that the threat of a Russian military invasion of this country is not serious. But this, it turns out, does not mean that you need to relax: there are still "insidious" Russian hackers.
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström gave an interview to Dagens Nyeheter. She was asked a question about how serious the threat to the country from Russia is. The Minister emphasized that even if aggravation begins in the Baltic Sea, her country will be hurt, but there is no formidable threat.
If any military action starts in the Baltic Sea area, of course, this will affect us, but as before, we do not believe that the military threat against Sweden has changed. We see no serious threat of invasion
- said the head of the foreign ministry of Sweden. However, she added that currently there are more effective "methods of invasion." For example, this could be an interference in the operation of electric networks.
A scandal has recently occurred in this country, which resulted in the dismissal of the head of the state-owned electric grid company Svenska kraftnät, Ulla Sandborg. It turned out that company employees who did not pass all the necessary checks had access to data of strategic importance.
Earlier, experts from the Swedish Institute for Defense Research (FOI) released a report on the fact that Russia allegedly is preparing for full-scale hostilities. In particular, the authors of the study drew attention to the fact that Russian military exercises are becoming more ambitious.
- sverigesradio.se
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