February 22, 2023
4:17 PM GMT+7Last Updated a day ago
STOCKHOLM, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Russia poses a serious threat to
Swedish security and has become increasingly aggressive in its actions,
Sweden's security police said on Wednesday.
"Russia is currently the single biggest threat (to
Sweden)," the Swedish Security Services said in a statement. "The
regime's actions are unpredictable and it is inclined to take big risks."
The Security Services said the war in Ukraine had changed the
security situation drastically, and that Russia now posed a military threat in
Sweden's immediate area as well as threat to Sweden's internal security.
"Russia considers Sweden to be part of Europe, NATO and the
collective West and that increases the threat to Sweden," Daniel Stenling,
head of counter-intelligence, told a news conference.
Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO last year in the wake of
Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Security Services said China and Iran were the other two
most prominent threats to Sweden, and that the two were cooperating with
Russia.
"Foreign powers are spending vast resources to illegally
acquire advanced technology in Sweden," they said.
Reporting by Johan Ahlander and Supantha Mukherjee, editing by
Anna Ringstrom
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swedish-security-police-says-russia-is-biggest-threat-swedens-security-2023-02-22/
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