Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that war is not at the country’s doorstep at the moment and commented on the words of Civil Defense Minister Karl-Oskar Bulin and other senior officials that it is necessary to be prepared for a possible conflict and hostilities. He made the relevant statement in the air Swedish radio.
“I’m not worried, but at the same time, we are increasing preparedness in different ways. “There is currently no sign that war is on the horizon, but it is clear that the risk of war in our part of the world has increased significantly,” Kristersson said. said.
According to him, the situation in the world today is dangerous and the government speaks openly about it. At the same time, he thought that the public outcry had been excessive, resulting in the country’s stocks of canned food and a number of goods needed in emergency situations being depleted.
January 8 Swedish Civil Defense Minister Karl-Oskar Bulin spoke He spoke about a possible war in Sweden and appealed to citizens to be prepared for hostilities. He also expressed concern that the rearmament of civil defense was not progressing quickly enough.
On the other hand, the Commander-in-Chief of the country’s armed forces, Mikael Buden, also noted that the situation has become very serious.
“Now we’re talking about moving from words and understanding to action,” he said.
Previously Swedish Prime Minister said that the country’s place is in NATO.