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Articles with tag "Sweden"

NATO Jets Intercept Russian Reconnaissance Plane Over Baltic Sea

The Swedish jets, operating out of Malbork, Poland, identified the aircraft as a Russian IL-20.

Swedish Police Investigate New Baltic Sea Cable Damage

The same cable was previously cut in November, with suspicions falling on a Chinese vessel.
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Sweden Rules Out Sabotage in Baltic Sea Cable Damage, Releases Seized Ship

Sweden detained the Malta-flagged Vezhen after discovering damage to a fiber-optic cable between Sweden and Latvia on Jan. 26.
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Swedish Police Arrest Man Who Rammed Car Into Russian Embassy Gate

Russia’s Foreign Ministry claimed the man was a Ukrainian citizen with permanent residency in Sweden.
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Sweden Seizes Ship Suspected of Damaging Baltic Sea Cable

The latest incident has fueled further speculation that Russia may be orchestrating hybrid warfare tactics against the West.
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Swedish Navy Recovers Anchor of Tanker Suspected of Baltic Sea Cable Damage

The oil tanker, which allegedly belongs to Russia's "shadow fleet," is suspected of damaging four underwater telecoms cables and one power cable.
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Sweden Says Russian Bomber Violated Its Airspace

The incident on Friday occurred three months after the Scandinavian country became a full member of NATO.
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Sweden Cuts Support for Russian Church After Intelligence Warnings

Sweden's Security Service said Church representatives had also acted in a manner that seemed to encourage "support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine."
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Moscow Vows Response to Sweden's NATO Accession

Stockholm dropped years of military non-alignment when it applied for NATO membership in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Sweden Drops Nord Stream Explosion Probe Over Lack of Jurisdiction

"Nothing has emerged to indicate that Sweden or Swedish citizens were involved in the attack which took place in international waters," prosecutors said...
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Russian Hackers Suspected of Sweden Cyber Attack

Online services at some Swedish government agencies and shops have been disrupted.
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Swedish Court Acquits Alleged Russian 'Agent'

The court said it could not prove that the man's actions did not amounted to espionage.
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Swedish Prosecutors Seek Prison Sentence for Russian-Swede Accused of Spying

Sergei Skvortsov is accused of being part of a vast network built to acquire Western technology for Russia's military.
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Russian Ambassador Invite to Nobel Ceremony Sparks Ire

The Nobel Foundation's reversal comes one year after it decided not to invite the Russian and Belarusian ambassadors over the war in Ukraine.
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Russian-Swede Accused of Illicit Western Technology Transfers to Moscow

Sergei Skvortsov was formally charged with carrying out "unlawful intelligence activities" against the U.S. and Sweden for a decade until his arrest.
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Russia Shutters Swedish Consulate, Expels Diplomats

The expulsions come amid high tensions over allegations of Russian spying and Sweden's bid to join NATO.
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Sweden Says Expelling 5 Russian Diplomats

The Swedish Security Service previously said it believes every third Russian diplomat in the country works for Russian intelligence under diplomatic cover...
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Absolut Vodka Halts Exports to Russia

The decision came after the Swedish company faced public backlash for resuming shipments to Russia.
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Sweden Summons Russian Envoy After NATO Bid Warning

Tatarintsev said that Sweden would be "taking a step towards the abyss" by joining the Western alliance.
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Anti-Kadyrov Chechen YouTuber Reappears After ‘Assassination’ Claims

Tumso Abdurakhmanov disappeared in Sweden late last year as the Chechen opposition claimed he had been shot dead.
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