Russia, China, and Iran are the primary external threats to Sweden, the Swedish Security Service (SAPO) stated in its annual report assessing the country’s security landscape.
SAPO noted a rising threat from a Russian state increasingly willing to take risks, particularly in support of its war in Ukraine. The report highlighted Russia’s use of destabilizing hybrid operations across Europe as a key concern for Swedish authorities.
“Iran has also long been labelled a serious threat, and authorities have noted how criminal networks in Sweden, which has spent the past decade dealing with a wave of gang-related crime, have been used by state actors to carry out violent acts,” the report stated.
Charlotte von Essen, head of SAPO, emphasized the impact of regional developments on Sweden’s security environment: “The U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, and the countermeasures carried out by Iran, have increased the threat against American, Israeli and Jewish targets in Sweden.”
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yeah because pissing off donny is exactly the right thing to do there. meanwhile a 14-year-old is currently being held for shooting a man to death in broad daylight because he walked in on a drug deal. second time so far this year.
Edit: look man, the us just isn’t top of mind for most other countries. we have our own shit to deal with.
yes an ally was threatened, and in accordance with the nordic defence treaty which predates nato membership by quite a bit, we sent a task force. meanwhile, the iranian government is actively protecting the people responsible for what is basically a five-year gang war, the chinese government disappeared a swedish citizen and took out attack ads in our newspapers when we asked why, and russia have been doing weekly encroachments of our airspace for the last 20 years.
whether it fits your agenda or not, Magastan is a bigger threat to our comfy lifestyle than any of the others, mostly because our leaders are still taking turns kissing MAGA-asses and can’t believe they will ever get shit upon.
it’s not my agenda. i’m simply explaining the government’s reasoning.