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...
Russia warns of "military-technical" response to Sweden's NATO ...
Feb 28, 2024 · The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it will take "military-technical" steps in response to Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization .
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 officially joins NATO as worries grow over Russian ... - NPR
Mar 7, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression...
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.
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...
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.
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.
Swedes will be 'sent to their deaths' if they join NATO ... - Euronews
Mar 29, 2023 · Finland and Sweden will become "targets" for Moscow if they join NATO, warned the Russian ambassador in Stockholm. After their accession, "the total length of the borders between Russia and NATO...