Paranoia about “Russian submarines” shows no signs of going away as leaders of Norway, Sweden and Finland decided to strengthen their intelligence sharing capabilities, according to vg.no.
The decision was announced during the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Turkey, on May 13.
“Today we have discussed how we can further develop our cooperation with our close partners, Finland and Sweden. We have agreed to enhance consultations and share information about what is happening in the Baltic Sea and larger area, so that we could have the most comprehensive picture. We will also see how we can conduct more drills together”, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
According to vg.no, there is little doubt that Stoltenberg referred to the alleged ‘Russia’s activities’ in the Baltic Sea, however, not mentioning the issue directly.
“The challenges, we face, require a comprehensive response and it is vital that we all work closely together”, Stoltenberg said.
In late April, Baltic States suddenly started to detect suspicious "underwater objects" in their territorial waters, for no particular reason referring them to “Russian submarines.”
Norway, in particular, announced plans to boost its military spending by half a billion dollars to increase its defense against the alleged "Russian threat."
The new “intelligence partnership” is the pretext to boost overall defense spending in order to eliminate the imaginary threat from Moscow.
