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Mama Mia! Russia mocks Sweden's lack of military might w/youtube video
Russians have seized on statements by the top Swedish military commander about Sweden's limited capacity to defend itself, responding with an Abba-inspired satirical jab broadcast on national television.
In January, Swedish Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Sverker Göransson said that Sweden’s scaled backed military leaves the country vulnerable.
Sweden, he claimed, could only defend itself for one week if it came under attack.
The controversial admission of Sweden's dwindling military capacity has been seized upon by Russian national television in a sketch on the satirical programme Yesterday Live.
http://www.thelocal.se/46476/20130301/#.UUluQzei2So
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