Sweden is preparing its population for war with Russia - mass media

Swedish citizens are urged to prepare for a possible war with Russia. About it writes Sud Ouest.

In Sweden, in the territory close to war between Russia and Ukraine, the commander-in-chief of the armies in January urged his compatriots to "mentally prepare" for war. The country is beginning to develop its civil defence again, as it did during the Cold War," the report said.

The article said citizens are advised to stock up on tinned food, as well as to buy first aid kits, radios and portable water filters. Experts believe that in war conditions it is necessary to have a stock of food for three months ahead.

It is noted that the brochure "In case of crisis or war", sent to 4.9 million Swedish households in 2018 and translated into 14 languages, will be updated by the end of the year.

Swedish authorities renewed their concept of "total defence" in 2015, after Russia's occupation of Crimea, and intensified these efforts after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 by appointing a Minister of Civil Defence.

We will remind, on 11 March in the NATO headquarters in Brussels raised the flag of Sweden, and the country officially became a member of the alliance.

Swedish representatives said that they did not see the need to deploy NATO bases or nuclear weapons on the country's territory at the moment.