After being demilitarized in 2005, Sweden re-introduced permanent troops to Gotland in 2016, following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Sweden also became NATO’s newest member in March — meaning it is covered by the alliance’s Article 5 guarantee that all other members come to each other’s defense if they are attacked.

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    30 days ago

    We all saw how well Ukraine’s limited military operation went.

    Russia trying to lose all their boats and subs as well as all their old tanks?