Do Russian wars want?

The Commander -in -Chief of Sweden about the likely attack of Russia did not speak to his country, but the growing military power of Russia in his scandalous interview with the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet was not left without attention.

On Tuesday, the Russian media wrote that the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of Sweden, the Sweden Joranson said the following: Sweden in the event of an attack by Russia will not be able to defend more than one week and will be forced to turn to NATO. Kommersant quoted Joranson: “Even during the Cold War, when Sweden invested much more funds, our capabilities were limited. We were never armed so much as to independently resist the Soviet Union or Russia. In any case, we will need help from the outside - NATO or the United States. But our politicians do not allow the militarization of society so that we can reflect the threat from the East.” Publicpost in an interview with the Commander -in -Chief of the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper, the original quote could not be detected.

But there are such quotes: “We can protect ourselves in the event of a limited attack ... We are talking about a week without external assistance” (against the background of weak funding of the army - approx. Ed.). From whom the threat may come, the military does not specify in an interview, but says that "uncertainty has increased in the world." As an example of such uncertainty, a war that suddenly broke out in 2008 is given between Russia and Georgia: "She demonstrated that in Europe the borders can vary by force. Since then, Russia under President Vladimir Putin has more and more resembles the Soviet Union. This is also due to the re -equipment of Russia." In addition, Yoranson speaks of the increased activity of Russia in the Baltic Sea: "The situation has changed over the past ten years. Russia has become more likely to conduct exercises in the Baltic and Norwegian seas. These are more large -scale and technically complex exercises." However, most of the interview with Yoranson is devoted to discussing problems with the financing of the royal army.

Vladislav Shurygin, military journalist:

"I think that the minister said all this of the best motives. He wants to get his worthy military budget, that in a crisis is achieved by Alarmism, that is, by intimidation and creating a certain military threat. Since the military threat is very difficult to find, in this case the only suitable military threat, always available in the reserve in the pocket, is a Russian military threat. These statements were calculated and pulled out in this case and attracted in this. In this case, as they say, an example with Georgia is for ears: Russia with Georgia had very complex relationships and large territorial claims, and Russia borders on Sweden only along the Baltic Sea (with the Kaliningrad region - approx. Ed.), The last territorial claims were in the Poltava region.

In addition, in Sweden there is a polemic around the entry into NATO, and, of course, for the Minister of Defense as a representative of the militaristic circles, this idea seems pretty quite pretty, so again you need to try to press on the brains of the layman and voter in order to persuade him to the fact that Sweden needs to be in NATO.

I think that this is unlikely to happen, because even in an era, when military threats were more pronounced, Sweden remained neutral. In this case, to enter and eliminate neutrality - this will be a degradation of the place of Sweden in today's world. "

Fedor Lukyanov, editor -in -chief of Russia "Russia in Global Policy":

“Now Sweden has no real threats, that is, except for the threat that was during the Cold War, it is impossible to even come up with, but the Minister of Defense must be vigilant and provide for all kinds of threats, even those that are completely hypothetical in nature. He has this work. In the case, the question will arise about why he and his ministry are needed.

In Sweden, for a long time, for many decades, sometimes a sluggish, sometimes more actively unfolding discussion about security tools, in particular about the need and desirability of joining NATO, has been going on. I think that this is unlikely to happen. Previously, after the end of the Cold War, it could be assumed that joining NATO is just a kind of symbolic action. He entered - and you feel safe, you belong to the strongest block in the world and do not have to do anything. And now NATO is fighting: in Africa, in the Middle East, hypothetically in the Middle East. And this is not a protective alliance, but an offensive alliance, which acts beyond its responsibility. In European countries that are not characterized by special militancy, there are many discussions about whether to participate or not in NATO operations. Germany, for example, despite its potential, is trying to avoid participation. So if the question really arises about the participation of Sweden in various operations around the world, it will hardly be accepted by society with understanding. ”

Leonid Ivashov, former head of the Main Directorate of International Military Cooperation of the Ministry of Defense, Professor MGIMO:

"Sweden has made its international authority on the policy of neutrality. I saw how the Minister of Defense of Sweden was happy about Mr. Biern von Syudov (Minister of Defense of Sweden in 1997-2002-approx. Ed.), When Sweden did not participate in the Union Republic of Yugoslavia. The Swedes were proud that they did not participate in the banditry with the banditry with the banditry. Parties NATO.

Today, power in Sweden has changed, and, in fact, it is pro -American power. They begin to draw into Sweden into this fascist type Blok, NATO block. It is clear that Americans actively work here, who control through NATO all Europe. Therefore, today there is pressure on Finland and Sweden, so that they, like Norway, turn into an American satellite and enter this robbery. Swedes, ordinary citizens, I think this is not necessary. So in order to somehow motivate them, and invent threats from Russia for them. Yes, Russia does not have any intentions and has never been to win Sweden. We have a lot of uninitiated spaces. This is complete nonsense and purely pro -American propaganda. A hypothetical threat to Sweden can only come from a power that does not want to pursue a national independent policy. "