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TOFTA, Gotland, SWEDEN (Reuters) -The Swedish island of Gotland holds the key to control of the Baltic Sea, according to Swedish and Polish officers taking part in military exercises this week aimed ...
News Sweden » Gotland » Government: Swedish island prepares as Baltic security fears over Russia grow
On Gotland, summer ferries still carry visitors toward Visby’s medieval walls. But Sweden’s largest island is also being reshaped by war planning, civil defense drills and its new role inside NATO.
News Sweden » Gotland » Government: Sweden on alert for Russian invasion of Gotland as Putin rushes to Kremlin
Sweden is preparing for a possible Russian military move to capture the island of Gotland, according to the country's top defense official. "It doesn't have to be particularly extensive at all, but ...
News Sweden » Gotland » Government: Putin has 'both eyes' on a strategic island belonging to new NATO member Sweden, army commander says
Russian President Vladimir Putin is targeting a strategic Swedish island that offers mastery over the Baltic Sea, the commander-in-chief of Sweden's army warned this week. "I'm sure that Putin even ...
News Sweden » Gotland » Government: Sweden creates A2/AD bubble on Gotland
The Swedish Armed Forces fired an RBS 23 medium-range surface-to-air missile from Gotland on 24 April 2019. (Swedish Armed Forces) Sweden is creating an anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) bubble on ...