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EndlessWire

(6,455 posts)
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 09:54 PM Mar 2022

I guess we need to get up to speed on Sweden.

I don't know anything about Sweden. All I know about is the Swedish Chef.

Here is a link to a YouTube video that will show you about Gotland Island. It doesn't start there, so don't give up. Keep watching:



I want Sweden and Finland brought under NATO. They are NOT at war currently, but I could see this plan that if they are technically fighting with Russia, then they cannot join. That's what this video talked about.

Apparently, Swedish people do not want their country in NATO. And yet they talk about having friends who will come to their aid if Russia took Gotland Island. They mentioned the US. Well, sure, we like Sweden, but we are NOT going to fight in Sweden if they are not a member of NATO. Sweden and Finland, here's your chance: Join NATO today.

Why in the world would Russia want to take Gotland Island? As shown, it is opposite Kaliningrad and is a strategic spot in the Baltic Sea. I think they would be quite happy to control the Baltic Sea as well as the Azov Sea on the other side.

I feel that Poland is still at huge risk, but since it is NATO, maybe people are right, they won't go there. But, Sweden is very vulnerable. Maybe they just want Gotland Island. It belongs to Sweden, and they fortified it. That wouldn't be pretty.

Ukraine,
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I guess we need to get up to speed on Sweden. (Original Post) EndlessWire Mar 2022 OP
Errrrrrrrrrrr . .. Lovie777 Mar 2022 #1
How likely is that? smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #4
Gotland Island Haggis 4 Breakfast Mar 2022 #2
No kidding. That is unthinkable. vanlassie Mar 2022 #3

Lovie777

(12,218 posts)
1. Errrrrrrrrrrr . ..
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 10:09 PM
Mar 2022

Gotland Island is part of Sweden. If Russia tries to take that than it's confirmation of what the many countries fear.

The new Hitler.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
4. How likely is that?
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 12:53 AM
Mar 2022

I mean, if they are successful in Ukraine? Hopefully they won't be, but if they were?

Haggis 4 Breakfast

(1,453 posts)
2. Gotland Island
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 11:03 PM
Mar 2022

If Russia tries to invade Gotland Island, there will be more than just outrage in the pushback.

Gotland Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is resplendent in Viking history and its heritage dates back 6000-8000 years. Artifacts found there have re-shaped what we know of Viking culture, society, travels, and so much more.

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