News Mania Desk / Piyal Chatterjee / 19th November 2024
Sweden is giving out more than five million leaflets to its inhabitants, providing them with precise instructions on how to prepare for the possibility of war and how to stockpile food and water, in response to growing fears of a confrontation with Russia.Following the Biden administration’s approval of Kyiv’s employment of US-supplied long-range missiles to attack targets inside Russia, tensions between Russia and Ukraine’s western allies have reached previously unheard-of heights.
In addition to angering Russia, the move has angered supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump, who pledged to reduce US aid to Ukraine and expedite the resolution of the war. Supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump, who pledged to reduce US aid to Ukraine and expedite the resolution of the conflict, were incensed by the decision.
Following the announcement of Biden’s decision, Trump Jr., the President elect’s eldest son, wrote on X: “The military industrial complex seems to want to make sure they get World War 3 going before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives.”
Finland, a neighbor, has also launched a new readiness website. Furthermore, Norwegians were just recently given brochures that explained how they could survive alone for a week in the event of a war or other emergency.Sweden and Finland both took steps to join NATO, the US-led military alliance, when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, bringing an end to decades of military non-alignment.
Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Stockholm has repeatedly urged Swedes to prepare both logistically and psychologically for a potential war, citing the catastrophic security situation. ‘If Crisis or War Comes’ is a pamphlet that explains how to prepare for calamities such as cyberattacks, natural disasters, or war. The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) disseminated it.
“The global security situation increases the risks that nuclear weapons could be used. In the event of an attack with nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, take cover in the same way as in an air attack,” it reads, as per Daily Mail.The updates version of the pamphlet additionally contains a message: “We will never give up if Sweden is attacked by another country.”“All information to the effect that resistance is to cease is false.”
