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By KATE PICKLES FOR MAILONLINE
A mock invasion of Sweden and Norway has been carried out by 33,000 Russian troops, a US security think tank has claimed.
Tens of thousands of soldiers rehearsed a military takeover of Swedish and Norwegian territory near the Baltic Sea in March, security expert Edward Lucas said in a report for the US-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).
The exercise also simulated the invasion of other areas including the Danish island of Bornholm, Finland’s Swedish-speaking Åland islands, and northern Norway, according to the report, The Coming Storm.
‘The scenario included the speedy seizure of northern Norway, the Åland islands, the Swedish island of Gotland and the Danish island of Bornholm,’ the report states.
‘If carried out successfully, control of those territories would make it all but impossible for NATO allies to reinforce the Baltic states.’
Neither the Swedish Armed Forces or Norwegian defense minister wanted to comment on the report, although it was reported there were concerns in The Local….More Here
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