This week, Sweden will sign an agreement on defense cooperation with Norway and Denmark against the background of a deterioration in security situation in the Baltic region. This reports Reuters with reference to TV4.
According to the agency, Stockholm decided to restore his armed forces due to growing tensions in relations with Russia. The Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultquist stressed that the strengthening of military cooperation of the three Scandinavian countries will help to keep the “potential antagonist”. “If a crisis situation arises, we will be significantly better prepared, as we will coordinate our plans in this region,” he concluded.
According to the minister, Sweden is aware of the readiness of Moscow to use military power to achieve its political goals. “We deepen our cooperation with other countries in this region precisely in order to raise a plan for preventing failures and crises,” he specified.
September 15 became known that the court in Sweden sentenced the 47-year-old sentence of the kingdom, allegedly spinning in favor of Russia, and decided to conclude it for three years. The accused worked as a consultant in Volvo Cars and Scania. The investigation believes that he passed the secret information of the companies to the Russian diplomat.