Eric Adamson

Near, far, wherever Russian strategic bombers are Ukraine's drones will go on and on

Waking up Monday morning and Swedish radio is having a well informed debate on whether Sweden should obtain a nuclear weapon. Satire is dead.

While the Trump administration is suppressing all signs of gender and diversity, the Swedish Armed Forces are running full-page ads celebrating International Women’s Day. “In our world, everyone’s effort is of equal worth.”

In Sweden, even royals contribute to NATO's collective defence. Crown Princess Victoria, an officer in the Armed Forces, visited Sweden's 71st batallion under the command of NATO's multinational brigade in Latvia. She recieved a briefing on LNLV's responsibilites and participated in an exercise.

Nordic nuclear weapons politics rapidly changing: Finland proposes legal changes to allow for transport of nuclear weapons if "coupled to military defense." In Sweden, 5/8 political parties are open for the placement of nuclear weapons during wartime; peacetime placement is still ruled out.

While the world is concerned about rising oil prices, Sweden is concerned about saffron prices. Iran accounts for ~90% of the world’s saffron exports, which have now been halted. Saffron is incredibly popular in Swedish holiday baked goods, as well as fish soup.

New polling shows, the most trusted institutions in Sweden are: - Police (75%) - Alcohol Monopoly (Systembolaget 73%) - Armed Forces (69%) Trust in NATO dropped by 10% to 47%. The Royal Family (Kungahuset 53%) is the most trusted political institution. Source: medieakademin.se/wp-content/u...

"While global attention remains fixed on the war in the Middle East, NATO continues to closely monitor Russia’s military activity in the High North." Three Allied flights circled over northern Lapland monitoring the deployment of a Russian ballistic missile submarine going on patrol.

News that American soldiers were told the war in Iran was "part of God's plan" has now reached credible sources in the Swedish media environment.

Completely unrealistic picture of Friday meetings at a Swedish government agency. There is no coffee and cinnamon buns.

Drone that approached French aircraft carrier was "likely Russian," says Defence Minister Pål Jonson. The incident occurred while a Russian military ship was in the Øresund Strait. "The Armed Forces acted quickly and resolutely," said Jonson, repelling the drone over 10km away from the carrier.

A Russian drone approached the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which is currently visiting Malmö, Sweden. The drone was detected and electronically repelled by the Swedish Armed Forces.

“At 5:30, on February 24th, I woke up to loud explosions, hoping it was just a crazy neighbor who had turned on a horror movie too loud. In fact, it was a crazy neighbor. And it was a horror.” 🇺🇦 Ambassador at Stockholm demonstration on 4th year of full-scale invasion. Thousands in attendance.