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Sweden to strengthen its military, increasing spending by 40%

Sweden to strengthen its military, increasing spending by 40%

Stockholm. Sweden is strengthening  its defense, increasing the military spending by about 40% in the next five years.  The Swedish government has deemed it necessary due to its increasing tensions with Russia. The Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist said  the move came because the region’s security situation “has deteriorated over time” as “a consequence of

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