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Russia has rehearsed an invasion of Scandanavia
 A mock invasion of Sweden and Norway has been carried out by 33,000 Russian troops, a US security think tank has claimed.Tens of thousands of soldiers rehearsed a military takeover of Swedish and Norwegian territory near the Baltic Sea in March, security expert Edward Lucas said in a report for the US-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). The exercise also simulated the invasion of other areas including the Danish island of Bornholm, Finland's Swedish-speaking Ă land islands, and northern Norway, according to the report, The Coming Storm. 'The scenario included the speedy seizure of northern Norway, the Ă land islands, the Swedish island of Gotland and the Danish island of Bornholm,' the report states. Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2015-06-27 |
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