“We are following Russian activity. At present, our data do not give reason to believe that Russia represents a military threat. We will not rule out this in the future, but now it will not, ”RIA Novosti quotes Stanling’s words.
A previously published study by the Swedish Institute for Defense Studies (FOI) stated that "Russia is preparing for war."
In the State Duma, Nation News commented on this study.
Later, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden stressed that they do not believe in the seriousness of the threat of military invasion of Russia.