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‘The risk is Russia becomes desperate’: the Swedish Baltic Sea island preparing for invasion

Civilian resilience initiatives and young military conscripts are being readied should Putin hope to test Nato’s resolve

The Guardian - UK

Russian-crewed ship released in investigation over damage to Baltic Sea cable

A ship that authorities initially suspected may have been involved in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland has been released

The Independent UK

Norway stops a ship suspected of involvement in damage to a Baltic Sea cable

Police say a Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities suspect may have been involved in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland has been stopped off Norway

The Independent UK

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A Bulgarian shipping company denies its vessel sabotaged a Baltic Sea cable

A Bulgarian shipping company on Monday denied that one of its ships had intentionally damaged an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Is Scandinavia the new Med? Why we're falling out of love with summer holidays in France, Spain and Greece

With the summer once again turning into a scorcher across the Med, keep it cool – in more ways than one – and look to the Nordic nations for your next summertime break…

Evening Standard

Gotland island, a strategic location in the Baltic Sea, remilitarises as Sweden joins NATO

Sweden joined NATO earlier this month, becoming to become the 32nd member of the military alliance. Around the Baltic Sea, nations are worried about what Russian President Vladimir Putin could do next after showing he was capable of invading Ukraine. Sweden has officially ended its traditional neutrality and its prime…

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‘It’s healthy to be on war alert’: Sweden’s conscription push gathers pace

As it prepares to join NATO, Sweden’s long-held neutrality will soon become a principle of the past.

Al Jazeera

‘The dog’s very happy’: water-conscious Swedish islanders compete for ugliest lawn title

Competition aimed at encouraging Gotland residents to save water is being copied elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

Your guide to ... Gotland

Sweden’s Baltic island province is the spiritual home for Swedish bohemians and artists, and creative director Cassandra Rhodin spent her childhood summers growing up there on Fårö.

Evening Standard

Cleverly to renew UK backing for Sweden’s Nato bid during visit

James Cleverly insisted accession ‘must happen as soon as possible’ to ‘make us all safer’ ahead of travelling to Gotland.

The Independent UK

Life on the idyllic Swedish island where WW3 could start

Experts say that a Russian invasion of the Baltic states could begin on Gotland, a quiet 1,200-square-mile island

Financial Times

How Sweden's idyllic Gotland island could become a strategic 'watchtower' in the north to keep an eye on Vladimir Putin

As NATO considers accepting two new members, Sweden is flexing its firepower on an idyllic holiday island that could serve as a strategic stronghold in the Baltic Sea. But for residents who love Gotland's peaceful waters, it's an uncomfortable shift.

ABC News

Swedish, US troops drill on remilitarized Baltic Sea island

Swedish decision-makers demilitarized the Baltic Sea island of Gotland at the start of the century

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Sweden's Gotland at crossroads of history as NATO decision looms

The crack of gunshots splits the silence in a sleepy forest as Camilla Selander, a deli-counter worker, squeezes off shots from her Glock 9 millimetre pistol during target practice with Sweden's Home Guard on the island of Gotland.

Reuters

Sweden to boost military on Gotland amid Russia fears

Sweden's government said on Friday it had put aside up to 1.6 billion Swedish crowns ($163 million) to strengthen its military infrastructure on the strategically important island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea amid increased tensions with nearby Russia.

France 24

‘The Russians are coming’: Sweden on edge as Russia flexes military muscle

Not long after Russia began its massive troop buildup along Ukraine’s border, several Russian amphibious warfare ships briefly moved into Baltic Sea waters, some of them coming uncomfortably close to Sweden. That, and a series of recent drone flights of unknown origin over the country’s nuclear power plants, has put…

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