A NATO country ready for Russian provocations. "Even without warning."
"No country has the right to violate Swedish airspace. Sweden has the right to defend its airspace, if necessary by force," — wrote the politician in a comment for the website "Aftonbladet". He added that instructions to the military also included opening fire without warning.
Sweden: we have the right to use force with or without warning
The words of the Polish Prime Minister were reacted to by, among others, Swedish Minister of Defense Pal Jonson.
"No country has the right to violate Swedish airspace.
Sweden has the right to defend its airspace, if necessary by force" — writes in a comment for "Aftonbladet". "The government has issued instructions to the armed forces on how to deal with planes violating the regulations. This includes the right to use armed force when necessary: with or without prior warning'.
The chairwoman of the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, Magdalena Andersson, also agrees with Poland and —, which has a similar position — Great Britain.
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The Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom and Poland are right. NATO is a defensive alliance, but if Russia violates NATO airspace with drones or planes, we must be ready to face it. We must be ready to defend every inch of alliance territory," — writes on X.