
Sweden's defense ministry warning to brace for 'war' sends public into panic
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Swedish defense and army leader are warning citizens to brace for war as the country nears NATO membership, prompting some panic over supplies.
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"But taking comfort in this conclusion has become more dangerous than it has been for a very long time," he said, according to a government transcript. "Many have said it before me, but let me do so in an official capacity, more plainly and with naked clarity: There could be war in Sweden."
The commander in chief of the Swedish armed forces, General Micael Byden, who visited the eastern front of Ukraine in December, also spoke to the conference on Sunday, warning all Swedes to prepare mentally for the possibility of war as their nation is just two steps short of NATO membership.







