Sweden’s security services said on Wednesday they feared possible Russian military operations against their country following an increase in espionage activity since the Ukraine crisis erupted a year ago.
In their annual report, the security services identified Russian espionage as the biggest intelligence threat facing neutral Sweden, which along with the wider Baltic region has seen a sharp increase in Russian naval and airforce activity over the past year.
“We see Russian intelligence operations in Sweden – we can’t interpret this in any other way – as preparation for military operations against Sweden,” security police chief analyst Wilhelm Unge told a news …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
