

It was then, say Swedish media, that it was confirmed the Russian planes were equipped with nuclear warheads. The country’s air force deployed two JAS 39 Gripen which took pictures of the intruders. The violation of Swedish territory lasted for about a minute. It was the two attack planes which were, according to TV4 Nyheter sources, equipped with nuclear weapons. They consisted of two Sukhoi 24 attack planes, which were escorted by two Sukhoi 27 fighter jets. The flyover near the island of Gotland on March 2 was a deliberate act designed to intimidate Sweden, according to Swedish news channel TV4 Nyheterna.Ī total of four planes had taken off from the Russian air base of Kaliningrad. Two Russian planes that violated Swedish airspace earlier this month were equipped with nuclear weapons, it has emerged. Finland and Sweden have given significant military and humanitarian support to Ukraine since Russia invaded.Ī story that is happened shortly after this threat is only now finding its way into the media. The ministry later posted the same threat on its Twitter. “Finland and Sweden should not base their security on damaging the security of other countries and their accession to NATO can have detrimental consequences and face some military and political consequences,” Zakharova said in a viral clip of a press conference.

Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned against other countries attempting to join NATO after Russia started a war with Ukraine Thursday. Russia threatened “military and political consequences” against Finland and Sweden on Friday if they attempted to join NATO. Russia just threatened military consequences against Finland and Sweden.
