Swedish military has sent four naval warships and an unspecified number of ground forces and warplan

[soothsayer]

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Kateryna Yushchenko
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The Swedish military has sent four naval warships and an unspecified number of ground forces and warplanes to Gotland in response to the Russian exercises.

Read more: http://digitaljournal.com/news/politics/sweden-militarizing-large-island-of-gotland/article/577086#ixzz6YzGKNB5e… http://m.digitaljournal.com/news/politics/sweden-militarizing-large-island-of-gotland/article/577086#ixzz6YzDzdh5M…

Sweden militarizing large island of Gotland
digitaljournal.com
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[Wounded Bear]

1. That would be a heluvan outpost for Russia in the Baltic...

[stillcool]

2. There's a headline you don't see every day...

BY KEN HANLY AUG 28, 2020 IN POLITICS
Sweden is rapidly militarizing the large island of Gotland mostly valued for tourism. Sweden is sending more ground troops to the island and also sending warships to the area.

Russian naval exercises seen as a threat
Sweden has interpreted Russian naval exercises in the Black Sea as a regional threat. As well as being a tourist destination Gotland is strategically important and is often referred to as being Sweden's fixed aircraft carrier.

Reasons for Russian exercises
Military experts say that Russia may be reacting to recent NATO exercises in the region, as well as unrest in Belarus against president Lukashenko. but also to US President Trump's decision to redeploy troops from Germany to Poland.

Russia's Defense Ministry described the exercise as a mock amphibious landing of marines. The first stage involved deploying three large assault vessels the Korolyov, Kaliningrad and Minsk who set sail on Tuesday from the Kaliningrad region. They are accompanied by two minesweepers and a corvette. The ships will travel up near the coastline of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, all former Soviet Republics but now NATO members. Then near St. Petersburg Russia the marines will stage a mock amphibious landing.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/politics/sweden-militarizing-large-island-of-gotland/article/577086#ixzz6YzoYb3oJ

[soothsayer]

3. You see why drumpf loves Putin. They have the same style of "jokes"

[C_U_L8R]

4. Putin's running out of time.

His puppet is only useful for a few more months. Time to reap the profits or leave them on the table.

[King of the sheep]

5. Four Swedish warships left...

When they return, will they scan the navy in?

[panader0]

6. What does that mean?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. What is this, Occupied?

I know, that was Norway, but still.

[soothsayer]

8. Really enjoyed that!