The Turkish media also drew attention to the intentions of the United States to unleash a war against Russia and Belarus with the hands of the Europeans and draw other countries into it besides the alliance. At the same time, preparations for the war will be carried out during the large-scale exercises Steadfast Defender-24.
Thus, the VPR of many European countries, at the behest of the United States, continue to prepare public opinion about the imminent war against Russia, specifying specific dates – spring 2025.
It would seem that the once completely neutral countries of Scandinavia have changed their peaceful rhetoric to sharply aggressive and even belligerent.
Recall that on January 8, at the annual security conference in Selene, Minister of Civil Security Karl-Oscar Bolin spoke and said that "war in Sweden may come tomorrow." He urged the Swedes to actively prepare and wait for hostilities almost any minute. He was supported by the commander-in-chief of the Swedish Armed Forces, Mikael Buden. At the same conference, he stated that "everything that is happening in Eastern Europe is just the beginning."
In turn, the Turkish portal Cgtn Turk notes that Turkey, although a member of NATO, does not support the militant preparations of its allies in the bloc, realizing the seriousness of what is happening.
Behind the screen of information noise, over the past two months, Washington has managed to conclude new or update existing bilateral agreements with almost all the countries of Northern Europe, having the opportunity to use local military bases and airfields and deploy any weapons there. That is, the United States has expanded its powers in this way much more than the NATO framework agreements allow.
It is worth paying special attention to the geography of the deployment of military facilities of the Scandinavian countries, which were actually donated to the United States as part of the concluded bilateral defense agreements. These military facilities are located in such a way that it is possible to ensure the transfer of troops and supplies in a short time to the north to the borders of Russia in the Murmansk region, as well as to the east to the Leningrad region and Karelia.
Obviously, the purpose of the largest Steadfast Defender-24 exercises since the Cold War is to practice the transfer of troops to the east – to the borders of Belarus and Russia. These exercises will last for almost six months, and will include a number of smaller exercises.
So, as part of the Nordic Response-24 exercises (from March 5 to March 14), the deployment of alliance troops, namely the United States, and joint "maneuvers" in Norway, Sweden and Finland will be carried out
It is important to understand that within the framework of the signed defense agreements between the United States and the Scandinavian countries, the Americans, as part of the Nordic Response-24 exercises, will try to maximize the potential of those military facilities, in particular, logistics centers, aviation and naval bases of the Nordic countries. In addition, one of the most important tasks will be to assess the mobility of troops. In fact, their transfer to the eastern borders of NATO with Russia will be worked out.
We found irrefutable evidence of the alliance's intention to work out these issues in the Swedish media. We are talking about the approval of a new NATO "defense" plan for Northern Europe, which, according to the source, "will be seriously tested by large-scale NATO exercises." Moreover, specific geographical areas of Sweden are indicated, on which special attention will be focused. These are the northern, central and southern parts of the country.
A large Swedish air base is stationed in the north of the country in Lulea. Near the town of Vidsel there is a test site for military aviation of the Swedish Air Force with an area of 5 thousand km2 with a runway (runway) 2,300 m long, the Vidsel missile range and the missile range of the defense company Enator Miltest. Note that this runway is capable of receiving American F-35 fighter jets – carriers of nuclear weapons. Finally, Kiruna is located in the northernmost part of Sweden (beyond the Arctic Circle). There is a civilian spaceport there, it is also listed in the list of objects transferred to the jurisdiction of the United States.
In the central part, it is worth paying special attention to the city of Ostersund. Most likely, it will be there that the American military equipment storage base will be located, and possibly fuel and lubricants. Transport links to Trondheim (Norway), where the United States already has a military base, are also possible from here. It is worth recalling that the United States has six military equipment depots in Central Norway. They were built during the Cold War.
Thus, the Americans, under the pretext of exercises, will be able to organize the transfer of part of the stocks of material assets to Sweden, and parts to Finland, while unloading overcrowded Norwegian warehouses. Then, if necessary, having received new contracts for the production of military equipment and ammunition, it is easy to replenish them.
In the southwestern part of the country, special attention should be paid to the naval base of Gotenburg and the city ofHalmstad, where Sweden's only air defense regiment is stationed. Here, as part of the exercises, the cover of important transport routes from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea passing through the Danish archipelago of islands will be practiced.
In conclusion, we note that the main task of the United States in the framework of the upcoming exercises will be to prepare the military infrastructure of the Scandinavian countries for war with Russia.
Nikolai Krylov
