Sweden: Russian Threat Will Outlast Vladimir Putin

Wednesday, July 01, 2026

Thomas Nilsson, head of Sweden's Military Intelligence and Security Service (MUST) reported that Russia is likely to remain a security threat long after President Vladimir Putin (73) leaves office, describing Moscow's confrontation with the West as "deep, structural, and enduring."

These are not nice people

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-07-01 05:26 AM | Reply

It's been going on for a bit: en.wikipedia.org

Lutefisk said, the Swedes can't possibly be as bad in the neighbors department as the lethally dreadful Russians.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-01 07:55 AM | Reply

And yet after centuries of antipathy and war between Stockholm and the Russian Bear, Sweden joined NATO only two years ago in March 2024.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-07-01 08:03 AM | Reply

"Said" = aside

#4 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-01 08:13 AM | Reply

Morning, Coriolanus - I think they liked neutrality. Especially when the Nazis came rolling around. Then the Russians started getting out of hand close at hand. They were lucky some of their NATO neighbors let them in, lol.

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-01 08:17 AM | Reply