He said this in an interview with the Financial Times.

“Gotland has always been important... This will be one of many topics for discussion (within NATO. -

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),” said the Swedish prime minister.

According to Kristersson, one of the first topics on the agenda for discussions with NATO countries will be the issue of strengthening the defense of Gotland.

Earlier, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that there are no plans in Russia to attack the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.

In addition, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the West’s statements that the Baltic states, Sweden and Finland could be “next” after the special operation in Ukraine absurd.