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Sweden summons Russian ambassador

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Sweden will summon Russia’s ambassador after Germany held Russia responsible for a drone incident in Leipzig.
  • Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said hybrid threats against Europe have increased and warned that the security situation could worsen.
  • The government has called an extraordinary meeting of the national security council.

Sweden will summon Russia’s ambassador after Germany blamed Russia for a drone incident in Leipzig. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the incident in Germany could have had devastating consequences and could just as easily have happened in another country supporting Ukraine.

The increase in hybrid threats is happening as Russia fails to achieve its goals in the war in Ukraine.

— Ulf KristerssonThe Swedish prime minister linked the rise in hybrid threats to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

“The increase in hybrid threats is happening as Russia fails to achieve its goals in the war in Ukraine,” Kristersson said at a news conference. He added that Russian hybrid attacks against Europe had increased recently.

“The security situation is serious, and it could become more serious,” the prime minister said, stressing the importance of European Union unity. Defense Minister Pål Jonson said Moscow was acting increasingly “aggressively and recklessly.”

The security situation is serious, and it could become more serious.

— Ulf KristerssonKristersson warned that the security situation in Europe could deteriorate.

The Swedish government has also called an extraordinary meeting of the national security council for Wednesday morning.

aggressively and recklessly

— Pål JonsonSweden’s defense minister described Moscow’s conduct.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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