Sweden Monday said that Russia poses the most serious threat to the Nordic country\u2019s security until 2030, local media reported.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Defense Minister Pal Jonsson and National Security Adviser Henrik Landerholm presented a new national strategy at a Stockholm press conference stating that currently \u201cthe threat to Sweden is broad and serious.”
\n\u201cRussia is the biggest and most serious threat to our national security,\u201d said Jonson, according to local media outlet Expressen.
\nAlthough Russian forces have suffered heavy losses in Ukraine, Moscow\u2019s military strength remains significant, according to the new strategy.
\n\u201cRussia has a low threshold for the use of military force, is prepared to take great political and military risks and has also expressed high ambitions for its rearmament,\u201d Jonson added.
\nAccording to the politician other \u201cauthoritarian\u201d states, such as China, are trying to strengthen their influence and challenge the “rules-based world order.”
\n\u201cWe can state that China is now carrying out an extensive rearmament that affects regional stability in the Indo-Pacific region,\u201d said the defense minister.
\nThe strategy also identified organized crime and violent extremism as threats to the country.
\nThe officials further stated that large migration flows pose a risk as migrants could be used as tools to create instability as a means of putting pressure on Sweden.
\n\u201cThis means that we have a very complex security situation to deal with,\u201d Jonsson noted.
\nThe officials further pointed out that the worsened security situation will persist for a foreseeable period, and that there is a risk that it will deteriorate further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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