Security officials report that hundreds of tankers are traveling from St. Petersburg to India or China. Putin is apparently circumventing Western sanctions by navigating his oil shipments past the Swedish island of Gotland. Residents feel threatened.

  • kandoh@reddthat.com
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    3 months ago

    We had some Swedish relatives come visit us this summer and they’re all convinced Russia is going to launch an invasion against then at any moment

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      3 months ago

      They are just paranoid. Russia has little interest in Norwegian/Swedish land outside of surveillance, they have no land border with Sweden and attacking via water is a no go. It’s the former Soviet members and Finland that should be wary.

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    2 months ago

    So, close of the NATO lake and subject everyone passing through the Kattegat to customs inspections.