With an official policy of neutrality dating back to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden has avoided the worst of the violence that has shaped Europe over the past 200 years. But now, with the threat of an aggressive Russia across the Baltic, Stockholm has started pursuing military partnerships with gusto. As Russian military ships and planes line the Baltic, Sweden has signed a military cooperation deal with NATO member Poland, the European newspaper The Local reports. “Once a sea of peace, the Baltic has become a sea of danger,” Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said in Warsaw …read more
Source: Business Insider