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Sweden doesn't neighbour with Russia. Only Finland and Norway!
by notorandit 4y ago
Sweden doesn't neighbour with Russia. Only Finland and Norway!
- mcv 4y agoThey both border the Baltic Sea. Russian fighters frequently violate Swedish air space. They're close enough to matter.
- KptMarchewa 4y agoThis stuff happens constantly. https://fortune.com/2022/04/30/sweden-says-russian-plane-violated-airspace/ https://fortune.com/2022/04/30/sweden-says-russian-plane-vio... >Only Finland and Norway! There is bridge/tunnel to Denmark too. I guess you could call it land connection.
- fabian2k 4y agoNot a direct neighbour, but certainly close enough to be called one anyway.
- Hamuko 4y agoWhich is probably the secret sauce for their "neutrality" during WWII. It's easier to "not choose sides" when Finland is slowing down the Soviets in the east, and Norway/Denmark slowing down the Nazis in the west and south. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/WWII_in_Europe_1939-1941-en.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/WWII_in_...
- theshrike79 4y agoAlso it was really easy for Sweden to defund their military, when they have Finland protecting the east :)
- lillecarl 4y agoI don't share a border with everyone whom I consider a neighbor, being close enough is good enough for me.
- edpichler 4y agoCheck the definition of 'neighbour' in the dictionary.
- belorn 4y agoThe relation between Finland and Sweden is such that if Finland would be invaded Sweden would send troops to help. The idea that Finland, Norway and Denmark could be invaded again like in ww2 and Sweden just standing neutral has both ideologically and practically been abandoned.
- mongol 4y agoNordstream passes Swedish economic zone, for one.