Economy 52,951 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/why-is-russian-military-hanging-out-on-swedish-territory?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=rss&utm_campaign=outbraincanada1 Russia seems to be pretty angry with its neighboring countries in the Baltic Seaâ€â€especially Sweden. A couple of weeks ago, on October 2, Sweden's authority for signals intelligence (FRA) leaked a photo of a Russian fighter jet flying only about 30 feet away from a Swedish Armed Forces intelligence plane. Russian warships have threatened a Finnish research vessel in the Baltic Sea on two occasionsâ€â€August 2 and September 2, and on October 7, armed NATO fighter jets followed Russian fighters above the Swedish island Öland in the Baltic Sea. An unnamed Swedish government official told newspaper Svenska Dagbladet that "the actions of the Russians are sometimes aggressive and their behavior against signals intelligence planes has been unnerving. It's like during the Cold War.†When Russia invaded Swedish air space with their fighter jets, Swedish former minister of foreign affairs Carl Bildt wrote on his blog that it was "the most serious air violation from Russia" in a decade. Trespassing in the Baltic Sea isn't the only strange behavior Russia has exhibited lately. Last year the country simulated a nuclear attack against Sweden, and Russian jets have been showing off their weapons by exposing their undercarriages when approaching Swedish aircraft. These recent events are eerily reminiscent of the Cold War. If we're going down that road, what does that mean for Sweden? Confused and terrified, I called up Tomas Ries, a lecturer at the Department of Security, Strategy, and Leadership at the National Defence College in Stockholm. I wanted to know what the heck is going on. There are different interpretations about this. One essential thing is that Russia has a ten-year plan to build up their military forces. So they are increasing their military budget to an extreme extent, which means that there are more Russian forces in and around the Baltics than ever. But the main reason is that Russia is sending a message to the outside world, saying that the "old" Europe is over. What I mean by that is with NATO and EU dictating everythingâ€â€with EU preaching [to Russia] about things such as democracy and respect for human rightsâ€â€that isn't something that Russia will agree to anymore. Putin wants to emphasize that this era is over and that it's important to understand that Russia is strong. And that we [the rest of the world] need to respect that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PoshLife 17,019 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 If they're going for respect, this isn't the way to do it. They're just continuing to isolate themselves, and their economy will thank them for behaving a little more nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,951 Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 If they're going for respect, this isn't the way to do it. They're just continuing to isolate themselves, and their economy will thank them for behaving a little more nicely. more sanctions tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMaisonGaga 23,884 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Russia and North Korea are getting on my nerves lamaisongaga.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdX 2,901 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I wanna slap the whole Russian government in the face. The fact that they're planning and threatening all of Europe just to scare people... :smh: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefamebitch 834 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Putin doesn't get it. If the Russian economy continues to spiral, they won't be **** in 10 years. I don't understand this man and I don't get what his objectives are. I really think he's living in a delusional state of mind just like the officials of the USSR from the 80's-early 90's. Things are not going well in Russia and majority of the world (so it seems) doesn't approve of their ****. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,951 Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 Russia and North Korea are getting on my nerves I wanna slap the whole Russian government in the face. The fact that they're planning and threatening all of Europe just to scare people... threats. they both have somkething in common perhaps they should both team up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdX 2,901 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 It's actually funny how putin and all the other bit*hes try to keep a silly strong attitude when in reality they're just tearing Russia apart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMaisonGaga 23,884 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 It's actually funny how putin and all the other bit*hes try to keep a silly strong attitude when in reality they're just making the whole world laugh at them. fixed it for you sistrem lamaisongaga.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdX 2,901 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 fixed it for you sistrem+this too yeah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANZ 4,380 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I hate Russia's existance My Favs = Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Ricky Martin, AKB48 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco 3,040 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Russia is scary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 "Threatening" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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