Sweden deploys troops near Stockholm due to alleged underwater threat
Published time: October 18, 2014 14:14
Edited time: October 19, 2014 10:25
Sweden’s armed forces have deployed planes and ships in the waters near the country’s capital due to possible “foreign underwater activity” in the Stockholm archipelago, said the country’s military.
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Sweden’s armed forces have deployed planes and ships in the waters near the country’s capital due to possible “foreign underwater activity” in the Stockholm archipelago, said the country’s military.
Full text on RT
Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist also told TT that he was receiving regular updates of the operation in Stockholm’s Archipelago. He said that the maneuvers involving at least 200 troops were "necessary and well-founded."
"I have full trust in their judgment," he added.
And then tehy increased the tone of their rhetoric.
Sweden ready to use force to surface foreign sub as search continues
Published time: October 22, 2014 05:58
Edited time: October 23, 2014 11:22
Edited time: October 23, 2014 11:22
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven told reporters on Tuesday that Sweden must revise its military capabilities in light of Russia’s increasing military activity in the Baltic Region.
“It's in general what we can see - we also expressed that Swedish defense has to improve its capacity, that is due to what has happened over the years,” he said after meeting with Lithuanian PM Algirdas Butkevičius, reported Lithuanian DELFI news portal.
“Since we've seen the increase of Russian military capacity, we do not regard it as immediate threat to Sweden but we follow what happens in the region. More activities in the Baltic Sea, in the region, so of course we also need to look over and to see what capacity we do need," Löfven added.
And how West saw it:
The Swedish military is looking for a Russian submarine in the Baltic Sea, according to local media reports. If the reports are true, the incident would be the latest in a string of increasingly aggressive incursions by the Russians.
The Försvarets radioanstalt—Sweden’s counterpart to the American National Security Agency—picked up a radio message in Russian the day before, SvD said, citing unnamed sources.
And the transmission went out on a frequency usually reserved for distress signals. Now, Stockholm has approximately 200 personnel in the area conducting an intensive search.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's biggest submarine hunt since the dying days of the Soviet Union has put countries around the Baltic Sea on edge.
In a scene reminiscent of the Cold War, Swedish naval ships, helicopters and ground troops combed the Stockholm archipelago for a fourth day Monday for signs of a foreign submarine or smaller underwater craft that officials suspect entered Swedish waters illegally.
AND THE TRUTH:
The Swedish military announced on Friday it is curtailing the search operation.
"This means the bulk of ships and amphibious forces have returned to port," the armed forces said in a statement, cited by Reuters. The military have however said the area would still be monitored by smaller forces.
That’s a U-turn from Thursday’s statement by Swedish Armed Forces spokesman Erik Lagersten, who said that the operation was not scaling down, but was entering a “new phase.”
That’s a U-turn from Thursday’s statement by Swedish Armed Forces spokesman Erik Lagersten, who said that the operation was not scaling down, but was entering a “new phase.”
So they have been disgraced.
I am sure Russian navy laughs at them much.
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