Putin has 'both eyes' on a strategic island belonging to new NATO member Sweden, army commander says

Thu, 05/23/2024 - 08:36

Two Swedish military instructors in military clothing stand with their backs to the camera, watching a pair of soldiers fire a machine gun while lying on mossy ground on a grey day, outside Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland, March 21, 2024 — Swedish military instructors watch as soldiers fire a machine gun on the Baltic island of Gotland, Sweden, March 21, 2024
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Putin is eyeing a key island in the Baltic Sea to dominate the waters, Sweden's army chief said.
Gotland is near both Sweden and Russia's Kaliningrad exclave.
It became a key NATO asset after Sweden joined the bloc earlier this year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is targeting a strategic Swedish island that offers mastery over the Baltic Sea, the commander-in-chief of Sweden's army warned this week.