{"id":1581,"date":"2020-10-21T21:37:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T19:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luftverteidigung.ch\/de\/?p=1581"},"modified":"2020-10-23T21:40:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T19:40:25","slug":"sweden-the-threat-from-russia-prompts-a-bill-to-raise-defence-spending-by-40-in-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luftverteidigung.ch\/de\/sweden-the-threat-from-russia-prompts-a-bill-to-raise-defence-spending-by-40-in-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden: The threat from Russia prompts a bill to raise defence spending by 40% in five years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euroweeklynews.com\/2020\/10\/21\/sweden-embarks-on-its-largest-military-build-up-for-decades\/\"><strong>Sweden embarks on its largest military build-up for decades<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>21 October 2020 @ 21:40<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1582\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/luftverteidigung.ch\/de\/sweden-the-threat-from-russia-prompts-a-bill-to-raise-defence-spending-by-40-in-five-years\/sweden-embarks-on-its-largest-military-build-up-for-decades-pic\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1582\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1582\" src=\"https:\/\/luftverteidigung.ch\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/Sweden-embarks-on-its-largest-military-build-up-for-decades-PIC.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/luftverteidigung.ch\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/Sweden-embarks-on-its-largest-military-build-up-for-decades-PIC.jpg 680w, https:\/\/luftverteidigung.ch\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/Sweden-embarks-on-its-largest-military-build-up-for-decades-PIC-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SWEDEN embarks on its largest military build-up for decades after new defense bill on October 14.<br \/>GETTY Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alarmed by mounting threats from Russia, Sweden\u2019s defence minister Peter Hultqvist has warned that \u201can armed attack against Sweden cannot be ruled out\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The threat from Russia prompts a bill to raise defence spending by 40% in five years.<\/p>\n<p>If the new bill is passed, as is likely, the defence budget is set to rise by SKr27.5bn ($3.1bn) between 2021 and 2025, a 40% boost that will bring expenditure to around 1.5% of GDP\u2014the highest level for 17 years.<\/p>\n<p>The budget will pay for a 50% increase in the armed forces to 90,000 people, a new mechanised brigade and 72 artillery pieces, among others.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Sweden has accused Russia of violating its airspace and waters several times, which has prompted Sweden to strengthen its ties with NATO, American and its Nordic neighbours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve begun to rebuild a newer version of what we had during the cold war\u201d, said Niklas Granholm of FOI, Sweden\u2019s defence research agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are finally getting our house in order,\u201d Mr Granholm added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweden embarks on its largest military build-up for decades 21 October 2020 @ 21:40 Alarmed by mounting threats from Russia, Sweden\u2019s defence minister Peter Hultqvist has warned that \u201can armed attack against Sweden cannot be ruled out\u201d. 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