Author: Zhang Yi; Picture from the Internet
Russia is now preparing for war in Syria . It not only needs to give the terrorists the last blow, but also guard against the US military disruption. Putin is a little worried. At this critical moment, Putin encountered another upset - a small Nordic country actually provoked Russia, a military power, and joined the US military encirclement of Russia by launching a large-scale military increase in Russia's military location, which added a little tension to the already uneasy Baltic Sea.
September 10, 2018 According to the Reference News Network, recently, Sweden has suddenly increased its troops to the important town of Gotland to strengthen its control over the Baltic Sea. Specific measures include the construction of a permanent large naval base that can accommodate more than 1,000 soldiers and 20 Lyon tanks. All local young people aged 19-20 must serve 5-12 months of compulsory military service, and the service location is nearby. Since Sweden's actions were very sudden, it is widely speculated that this has a lot to do with the long-term tension in Russia and Sweden. Sweden attempts to demonstrate to Russia through this move, which will have a great impact on the current security situation in Europe.
Related reports point out that Gotland is an important European city and guards the Baltic Sea access. Scandinavian countries will have a potential consensus in the military that whoever controls Gotland can control the Baltic Sea. Sweden has not sent permanent troops here since the end of World War II, and the last batch of temporary troops had been withdrawn in 2005. But now, Sweden has not only vigorously built a permanent military base on the island, but has also restored the compulsory military service system that has been abolished for many years and continuously increased military expenditure. The tension between Russia and Switzerland has made Sweden feel a strong threat.
Sweden suddenly sent heavy troops to the Baltic throat area at this sensitive moment. The smell of "studying into the wrong place" is very obvious, and this move also pushes the already complex situation in Europe to a more unknowable situation. Because although Europe and the United States deployed a large number of troops to confront Russia in Eastern Europe, basically all participating countries are NATO countries. In other words, the current military tensions in Europe only occur between NATO and Russia for the time being, and the overall scale is still in a controllable stage. Sweden is not a NATO country and has remained politically neutral for a long time. This sudden act of radical military provocation will obviously cause the existing balanced situation to collapse.
In addition, the location of Sweden's military increase has also made the situation more sensitive. The Baltic Sea is one of the places where major powers compete. In history, major European powers often fought around control of the Baltic Sea. Among them, in order to obtain the Baltic Sea estuary, it even fought the Northern War with Sweden, the leading European power at that time, for more than 20 years. The importance of the Baltic Sea status can be seen. However, the Baltic Sea has a special geographical environment, almost all of which are surrounded by continents, and only the west is a sea channel adjacent to North Sea . Against the backdrop of tensions between the United States and Russia, once the Baltic Sea is closed, the Russian military Baltic Fleet will become a "Neilu Fleet". If the Arctic Ocean is frozen, the Russian Navy in Europe will collectively "stagnate".
In addition to targeting Russian military purposes, Sweden also has other considerations in this move. Although there has been a glorious past, Sweden's current military power can basically be ignored in the world. However, as the situation in Eastern Europe becomes increasingly tense, Sweden must rely on a favorable geographical environment to make some "preparing measures" to ensure the basic military security of its own country. The garrison of Gotland means that Sweden intends to close the Baltic Sea access at "special time", but all parties can understand it in a way that is beneficial to themselves, because after all, Sweden has not clearly stated the target of this move.
In addition, although Sweden has been constantly in conflict with Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union and Russia in history, this country has always been good at maintaining balance among different military groups. During World War II, Germany once occupied Norway, while Sweden was in danger. But the final failure to invade Sweden is largely due to the clever balance between the two major military groups of the Axis and the Allies. Now that the United States and Russia are in a stalemate in Eastern Europe, Sweden has chosen this special moment to strengthen the military defense of Cotland, showing a "balanced" mentality.Because of the distant Syrian battlefield, the opposition armed forces are retreating with the support of the United States, and the US military has shown obvious hesitation on war and harmony. Sweden's obvious biased action objectively re-balanced strategic situation that is inclined toward Russia.
No matter how you explain it, the fact that Sweden's move is obviously biased towards Europe and the United States cannot be denied. As a small Nordic country, it is understandable to make full use of geopolitical disputes among major powers to curb geopolitical powers that have long threatened themselves, thereby creating conditions for their country to improve their security environment. However, from another perspective, this is also a kind of "playing with fire". Fire at the city gate can still cause disaster, not to mention that the United States and Russia are both world's top military powers. With Swedish military power, it is still very difficult to "easy" between these two major countries. If you are not careful, you will "burn your body". The best way to improve the national security environment is to actively resolve regional disputes. Even if it is possible to gain short-term benefits through speculation, it may eventually lay the groundwork for long-term crises.
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