The contradictions between Russia and Western countries are getting deeper and deeper, and when the Russian army is deeply involved in the Russian-Ukrainian war, Russia has publicly put aside cruel words and said that if Sweden joins NATO, it will take "military retaliatory measures"!
In the early morning of February 29, Sky News reported that Russia said on Wednesday that it would take military, technical and other retaliatory measures to protect itself after Sweden joined NATO, because Sweden's move to join NATO was hostile and wrong.
Although Russia has not clearly explained what kind of military retaliatory measures it will take against Sweden, as long as it involves the use of force, it is estimated that the scenario is indispensable to fight and kill.
In February 2022, after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, Sweden and Finland applied for NATO one after another. Finland's application was quickly approved, and Sweden's path to NATO was more bumpy. It was not until February 27 that the Hungarian parliament held a spring meeting to vote to approve Sweden's application to join NATO, clearing the way for Sweden to become a member of NATO. In the vote, 188 MPs voted in favor, 6 MPs against, and 4 MPs did not vote. Soon, Sweden will officially become the 32nd member of NATO.
One of the important reasons why Russia wants to use force against Ukraine is that Ukraine is clamoring to join NATO, so that Russia will lose its security barrier. This blow lasted for more than two years and dealt a heavy blow to Ukraine. According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the Ukrainian army has lost more than 44 in the two-year military conflict40,000 soldiers.
NATO, now the largest military bloc in the world, has long suppressed Russia directly or indirectly, and Sweden's move to join NATO has exacerbated tensions and provoked militarism, which has really pushed the fighting nation into a hurry. Russian spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that "we will pay close attention to Sweden's actions in NATO and will respond with retaliatory measures such as military and technical measures." ”
On February 28, Al Alabiya also reported that after Sweden joins NATO, Russia will take military measures to counter Sweden, and the Russian Embassy in Stockholm has made it clear on its social account that it will take military and technical countermeasures according to the number of NATO troops deployed in Sweden and the scale of equipment.
Sweden's accession to NATO has allowed NATO to further expand its strength, but NATO's eastward expansion is extremely dangerous in the context of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which has formed a more direct deterrent to Russia and will definitely trigger Russia's tough retaliation. According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, László Torrotsky, leader of the far-right Hungarian party "Our Motherland," said that accepting Sweden into NATO is a provocation, adding fuel to the fire, and a step towards World War III.
It is worth noting that Sweden was originally a neutral country, but its position has changed abruptly in recent years, not only rushing to join NATO, but also pulling a bias in the Russian-Ukrainian war and providing Ukraine with a large amount of military equipment. As recently as February 20, Swedish Defense Minister Boris Johnson also announced that Sweden would provide Ukraine with about 6A new round of $800 million in military aid. This is Sweden's first military assistance to Ukraine, including 10 Stridsb T 90 landing assault boats, 20 G-class landing craft, mines, torpedoes, artillery shells, RobotSystem 70 portable air defense systems, anti-tank missiles, Carl Gustaf anti-tank grenade launchers, grenades and other military equipment.
Sweden is so provoking a fighting nation, and Russia is not at all wronged by its use of force!