Sweden to hold ‘biggest military exercise in decades’ with NATO amid ‘fears over Russia’
Published time: 24 Jul, 2017 16:24
Edited time: 25 Jul, 2017 05:25
Sweden is preparing to hold what it calls the “first and largest” exercise of its kind in over 20 years involving all of its military branches as well as troops from several NATO countries, to boost its deterrence capabilities, the Swedish military said.
The exercise, Aurora 17, which is scheduled for September, is designed to strengthen Sweden’s defense capabilities and create a “credible and visible” deterrent that would force any potential enemies “to carefully consider the risks of attacking our country,” the Swedish Armed Forces said in statement.
https://www.rt.com/news/397358-sweden-drills-nato-russia/
