19.01.2023, Stockholm.
A Swedish court sentenced two of its fellow citizens for spying for Russia, Swedish Radio reported on January 19.
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The Star by Edgar Degas, 1878.
Tchaikovsky’s ballet will not be cancelled in Sweden because of Kiev protests
15.12.2022, Malmö.
The Malmö Opera House sees no reason to cancel Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker” on New Year’s Eve, the theatre’s press manager Torgny Nilsson told Swedish Radio.
Riddarfjärden in Stockholm by Eugène Jansson, 1898.
Sweden refuses to deliver Gripen fighters to Ukraine
12.12.2022, Kiev.
The Swedish government does not intend to supply Gripen fighters to the Kiev regime, Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson said at a joint briefing with his Ukrainian counterpart Aleksey Reznikov, the Aftonbladet newspaper reported on December 12.
Russia will take defensive measures if Finland and Sweden join NATO
03.12.2022, Moscow.
Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO will require Russia to build up its military forces in the North. This is stated in the December 2 issue of the magazine Voennaya Mysl, published by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Brushwood collectors by Jean-François Millet (a fragment), 1850s.
Sweden confirms sabotage on Nord Stream pipelines
18.11.2022, Stockholm.
The fact of sabotage on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 pipelines has been confirmed, Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said, Reuters reported on November 18.
Turk with hookah
by Horace Vernet, 1834. (a fragment)
Before NATO summit in Madrid Turkey takes maximalist stance. Opinion
17.06.2022, Moscow.
Turkey will not accept incomplete fulfillment of its requirements to Sweden and Finland for them to enter NATO, Rossa Primavera News Agency editorial published on June 17 reads.
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All Wolves are Brothers! (fragment) by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville, 1843.
Sweden and Finland on their way to NATO. Will nuclear weapons be deployed there?
Washington gathers armies along Russia’s borders
In April 2022, the whole world was discussing the likelihood of the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. Then, these two countries themselves did not seem to have made their final decisions. However, the USA did not even try to hide its interest in building “an iron fist” at Russia’s northern borders.
Russian Security Council Secretary explains why Finland and Sweden will join NATO
24.05.2022, Moscow.
Finland and Sweden will be accepted into NATO, despite Turkey’s and Croatia’s objection, “because Washington has decided so,” said Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, Argumenty i Fakty reported on May 24.
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HelsinkiPolitical scientist: Finnish and Swedish elites have abandoned their national interests
22.05.2022, Moscow.
The political elites of Sweden and Finland do not think in terms of national interests. Political expert Vladimir Dzharalla stated this on May 21 in a commentary for Rossa Primavera News Agency.
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Operation Peace Spring. TurkeyErdoğan has decided to sell his consent to accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO at a higher price
14.05.2022, Moscow.
On May 13, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he would reconsider whether to accept Scandinavian countries into NATO.
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