Vladimir Putin has made it clear that he does not approve of Sweden’s and Finland’s bids to join NATO. Therefore, it is likely that Russia will threaten them with targeted nuclear weapons. Danish intelligence analysis.
The analysis is clear: Russia’s long-term goal is to keep NATO forces and infrastructure away from areas close to Russian borders. The fact that Sweden and Finland, which share a 134-mile border with Russia, have applied to join NATO does not change this goal.
“The membership of Sweden and Finland in NATO is likely to mean that Russia will increase its permanent military presence in the Baltic Sea region“, the report says.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US think tank, does a similar analysis, arguing that the Kremlin has already begun to sharpen its rhetoric about the threat posed to Russia by NATO expansion. In addition to beefing up its military presence, Danish intelligence believes that Putin is likely to step up his threatening rhetoric - including threats to point nuclear weapons at Sweden and Finland.
Tom Reset, Associate Professor of Intelligence at the Norwegian Defense Universitytold Dagbladet that he has great confidence in the Danish intelligence service.
“It is possible that Russia will make such threats when Sweden and Finland are in the process of applying.“- he thinks.
Recall that the German Ministry of Defense expects a great Russian offensive in April.
Source: Fakty
