Russia calls Swedish plans for NATO base in Baltic a provocation - RIA

Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday Sweden's plans to set up a NATO military base on the Gotland island in the Baltic Sea were a provocation that would turn the sea into an area of geopolitical confrontation, the RIA news agency reported.

The ministry said this would increase risks for shipping in the Baltic.

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