The Swedish Prime Minister warns that the country “is not at war, but it is not at peace either”

MADRID Jan 12 () –

The Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, warned this Sunday that his country “is not at war, but it is not at peace either” in reference to the recent announcement of the sending of military personnel to the Baltic Sea to increase surveillance due to the risk of sabotage. of submarine cables related to the conflict in Ukraine.

“We are not at war, but we are not at peace either. We are no longer alone. Together with our neighbors and allies we are going to make the Baltic Sea a safe place, a sea of ​​peace and freedom,” said Kristersson from Sälen, where The three-day Försvars, People and Defense conference opened this Sunday.

“For true peace, freedom and no serious conflicts are necessary. Not like the hybrid attacks against us and our neighbors, not with missiles or soldiers, but with computers, money, disinformation and threats,” he added.

Sweden has announced the sending of three warships and a surveillance plane that will join a NATO initiative to monitor these cables in the face of the Russian merchant “ghost fleet” and recent attacks.

Kristersson has highlighted Finland’s decision to detain and board the ship ‘Eagle S’, which would have damaged the cable linking Finland and Estonia.

“It was an important decision. We would have done the same thing in the same situation. Now NATO is ready to help. The submarine rescue ship ‘HMS Belos’ was on the scene and recovered a heavy anchor,” he said. “A ship cannot accidentally inadvertently drag an anchor for more than 100 kilometers without realizing that it may cause damage,” he added.

Kristersson plans to meet with the heads of state and government of the Baltic countries in Helsinki. “None of us are making frivolous accusations, but we are all very serious,” he warned.

The president stressed that “we do not accuse anyone of sabotage without compelling reasons,” “but we are not naive either,” he stressed. The Swedish National Security Council “continues to work” in the face of extraordinary events that have occurred “again and again in the Baltic.”