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Sweden Invades Tourist Island, Fearing Nearby Russian War Games

• Zero Hedge - Tyler Durden

Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com,

Sweden is rapidly militarizing Gotland, an island with value mostly in tourism, putting more ground troops on the island and warships in the area after Russian naval exercises in the Black Sea, which they interpreted as a regional threat.

Both NATO and Russia have been holding exercises on the island, and while there is no indication Gotland is in any way a target, it seems Sweden is taking this opportunity to bulk up its military presence along the coast.

"Holiday makers in Sweden heading out Tuesday to enjoy summer weather on Gotland, a scenic island in the Baltic Sea, were jolted when armored personnel carriers and other military vehicles boarded their tourist ferry, which was then escorted by Swedish fighter jets and a warship," The New York Times described this week.

In addition to being a tourist destination, Gotland is also a strategically important site, often referred to as Sweden's "fixed aircraft carrier."

The Swedish military deployed four naval warships and an unspecified number of ground forces and warplanes in response to a major Russian naval exercise that has set off alarms regionally.


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