Russia Warns Sweden and Finland Against NATO Membership

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Sweden ready to fortify crucial Baltic island, says PM

Gotland, often dubbed a ‘giant aircraft carrier’, seen as critical Nato vulnerability against Russia

Sweden is open to reinforcing defences on the Baltic Sea’s most crucial island, according to its prime minister, as the new Nato member explores with allies how best to repel a rapidly militarising Russia….

Kristersson told the Financial Times that bolstering Gotland, an island viewed by defence experts and military officials as the most strategic location in the Baltic Sea, would be in the first slew of items to discuss with Nato partners.

Often dubbed a “giant aircraft carrier”, the island that sits in between Sweden and Latvia has been named several times on Russian TV as a possible target should Moscow seek to invade the Baltic states……