HELSINKI, April 27 — Finland and Sweden must prepare for increased Russian spy operations, cyber attacks and attempts to influence lawmakers as they consider joining Nato after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Nordic nations’ intelligence chiefs said today. Russia’s invasion, which it...
Wednesday, 27 Apr 2022 08:49 PM MYT
Russia’s invasion, which it calls a “special operation”, has forced Sweden and Finland to reassess their longstanding military neutrality, and they are expected to announce in May whether they will join the US-led Nato alliance. “Russia’s possibilities for human intelligence operations are currently limited because the willingness of Finns to cooperate with Russian diplomats is at a low level,” Antti Pelttari said.
“Russia may think they now have a limited timeframe to influence the Swedish decision on whether to join Nato,” she said, adding that Russian attempts to influence that move could take many forms and happen simultaneously.
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