SVT: Russian Fighter Jets Flying Near the Swedish Border Turned Away From the Border at the Last Minute

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Russia wanted to test Sweden's defense readiness by sending its fighter jets near it last week, said Vice Admiral Ewa Skoog Haslum, the commander of joint operations for the Swedish Armed Forces.

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Two Russian fighter jets, which were observed close to the Swedish border on Friday, headed towards the Stockholm archipelago and Karlskrona.

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Russian fighter jets headed for the Stockholm archipelago and Karlskrona – and they turned back just a few hundred meters from the border after a…

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On Friday, Swedish fighter jets were scrambled when two Russian fighter jets approached the border. The military now says the Russian planes were heading towards Stockholm.

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According to the Swedish military, there are indications that this is a test of Sweden's readiness.

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The Russian fighter jets sped towards the Stockholm archipelago and Karlskrona – and turned around just a few hundred meters before the Swedish border. New information is now being released about the Air Force's double effort on Friday. – The purpose could be to test our preparedness, says the Armed Forces' Chief of Operations Ewa Skoog Haslum.