Former Swedish ambassador to the Russian Federation: The war with Russia will destroy the Swedish nation

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RIA News with reference to the Vestmanlands Läns Tidning edition (VLT) cites statements by the former ambassador of Sweden to Russia, Sven Hirdman. According to Hirdman, who has lived in the Russian Federation for several years (1994-2004), our countries need to work to increase the level of trust in each other.

The Swedish diplomat says openly that in Sweden the opinion is cultivated that Russia is an aggressive power that threatens its neighbors.



Hirdman:
This is a flawed point of view. The statements about the existence of the Russian threat to Sweden are dangerous, because they change the friendly attitude between our countries to a negative one.


According to the former ambassador, even more dangerous are the statements that Sweden needs to prepare for a military conflict with the Russian Federation.

Former Swedish ambassador to the Russian Federation: The war with Russia will destroy the Swedish nation


Hirdman:
This war will be disastrous for both parties. It will lead to the end of the Swedish nation. We need to take all possible measures to reduce the level of tension between the great powers, and not to contribute to its strengthening, following in the wake of US foreign policy.


Thus, the Swedish diplomat openly made it clear that all the hysteria around Russia is gaining momentum due to overt pressure from the United States.

This is another example of the "insights" of Western politicians towards Russia - after they leave their posts in the civil service.
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  1. +7
    18 January 2018 06: 38
    again, as the former, he received his sight)) what can you do, the posts oblige you to not have a brain
    1. +9
      18 January 2018 06: 46
      positions oblige to follow the instructions of those who order music ...
      1. +8
        18 January 2018 07: 50
        Quote: faiver
        positions oblige

        That is, I think one thing, I say another, I do the third. This in Russian is called hypocrisy, duplicity and hypocrisy. What actually characterizes all of Western politics. And why now his belated confessions, the thing had to be done when he was in office.
        1. +3
          18 January 2018 07: 51
          this is not characterized by Western politics, but any policy ...
          1. +2
            18 January 2018 08: 31
            Neither Sweden nor Finland are members of NATO for some reason. Although ferries from both St. Petersburg and Helsinki and Stockholm constantly go, and after all they can transfer several divisions to them, Probably they have more brains than Estonians, who are now waving brushes with Finns .
            1. +2
              18 January 2018 08: 42
              the Swedes have not fought with anyone for a very long time, and the Finns had to knock on the kumpole several times and threaten with the loss of statehood before they realized that they needed to live peacefully ...
              1. +1
                18 January 2018 13: 52
                What the hell is a "catastrophic war"?
                That is, if Turkey attacks us, we can demand the straits in exchange for peace. And what to demand from Sweden? If Sweden attacks, we will rocket in response with missiles at military bases, and the next day we will sign and forget the world. Nobody needs Sweden until the first attacked.
                Better let the industry develop and trade. This country has an ideal place to live with everyone in the world. Neither strategic position, nor scarce deposits.
            2. +2
              18 January 2018 09: 18
              Quote: Black
              They probably have more brains than Estonians

              hi
              I will not express my blah blah about this, I completely agree with the opinion expressed by “Aftonbladet”:
          2. +1
            18 January 2018 09: 31
            Quote: faiver
            this is not characterized by Western politics, but by any policy.

            Well, let’s say, politics is different. Although yes, politics is a dirty business.
    2. +4
      18 January 2018 06: 49
      Not the former, but the used one, they used it, and put it in a corner, so as not to get underfoot!
      1. dSK
        +1
        18 January 2018 07: 20
        Hello Vitalievich!
        Quote: Herkulesich
        used shny
        "Better late than never".
        1. +2
          18 January 2018 07: 36
          It turns out
          Quote from dsk
          Hello Vitalievich!
          Quote: Herkulesich
          used shny
          "Better late than never".

          It turns out they all understand everything, the fact that Russia is a friendly power, but they do what the United States tells them, and they also clearly understand this.
          Is there any country that does not understand what it is doing (except Ukraine, of course)?
          1. +2
            18 January 2018 08: 06
            Ukraine is not a country, but a territory.
    3. +7
      18 January 2018 07: 55
      And Americans zealously do not let anyone go to their borders, if only they would have conducted NATO maneuvers off their shores to counter pirates.
    4. +1
      18 January 2018 09: 50
      Swedes need to be afraid of another
      "... - I see that you are journalists," he spoke benevolently in English. "And I have lived and worked in this area for thirty years as a nurse in a hospital. I have already moved my children from this terrible ghetto to the other end of the city. I don’t want to so that they grow up as bandits or drug dealers. I wish you well. Hide the cameras. You are lucky: at one o'clock in the afternoon all the youngsters (as young gangsters are called here) still sleep. Usually they wake up at three in the afternoon and go hunting for whites.
      “Abdullah, where is the police?” There were riots and pogroms here a few days ago! I wonder.
      “But the police do not climb here,” Abdullah replies indifferently. “They are also people, they want to live ...”
      https://rurik-l.livejournal.com/2825195.html
  2. +6
    18 January 2018 06: 48
    Mr. Hirdman, what have you personally done in your life to dispel a negative attitude towards Russia? For 10 years of service in our country, you, like many others, didn’t spit through your lip, but now, apparently, because you were scrapped, you decided to remind yourself? sad
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  4. +3
    18 January 2018 06: 56
    We need to take all possible measures to reduce the level of tension between the great powers.

    Since when did the Swedes suddenly become great? wassat
    1. +5
      18 January 2018 07: 43
      Quote: Safer
      Since when did the Swedes suddenly become great?

      Well, there were times when Peter did not multiply their greatness by zero. Since then, their entire contribution to the world heritage, this is only the "Swedish family"
      1. +1
        18 January 2018 08: 43
        Quote: Orionvit
        Quote: Safer
        Since when did the Swedes suddenly become great?

        Well, there were times when Peter did not multiply their greatness by zero. Since then, their entire contribution to the world heritage, this is only the "Swedish family"

        But what about Ikea? And there seems to be a "Swedish trace" winked
    2. +2
      18 January 2018 08: 04
      Quote: Safer
      We need to take all possible measures to reduce the level of tension between the great powers.

      Since when did the Swedes suddenly become great? wassat

      It so happened historically that all monarchies consider themselves exceptional and Great. laughing
  5. +2
    18 January 2018 07: 07
    As they already got, with their "Russian" threat! It seems that there in the governments, some masochists! There are probably special rooms where they, for a more authentic sense of the threat from Russia, whip each other and themselves with lashes and rods.
  6. 0
    18 January 2018 07: 21
    This discovery draws on the Nobel
    1. +6
      18 January 2018 07: 56
      Or shnobelevke. hi
  7. +6
    18 January 2018 07: 40
    This is another example of the "insights" of Western politicians towards Russia - after they leave their posts in the civil service.

    It seems that while in the civil service, they are putting their brains into a storage room ... but as an ex they receive and put in place laughing
  8. 0
    18 January 2018 07: 44
    Former Swedish ambassador to the Russian Federation: The war with Russia will destroy the Swedish nation


    logical conclusion.
    the question is not logical.
  9. +4
    18 January 2018 07: 48
    They would ask themselves the question: why is Russia a great Sweden?
    For Russia, everything is clear, as in the saying: and on horseradish goat button accordion?
  10. +1
    18 January 2018 09: 02
    Another "ex" has seen. Already the fingers and toes ran out for their count.
  11. +1
    18 January 2018 09: 32
    Yes, catch your fish there, you need 100 years. Volvo love, use!
  12. +1
    18 January 2018 10: 07
    Small countries think little: "We have two hundred tanks, and two hundred tanks will hit us. We have no missiles, and the enemy will not use missiles. We have no strategic bombers ...", etc. But, the mess begins, all of Europe from the Urals to Liverpool will be a radioactive desert ...
  13. +1
    18 January 2018 10: 22
    Just dropped out of the system. Where freedom of speech - only in words.
  14. +2
    18 January 2018 15: 05
    [/ quote] former Swedish Ambassador to Russia Sven Hirdman. According to Hirdman, who lived for several years in RF (1994-2004)... [quote]
    Already in 2018, insight took place 14 years later !!!! It seems that the turn to Goodwin for the brains is already very big!
  15. 0
    18 January 2018 22: 36
    Europe again itself insistently pumping up courage for a war with Russia. Forgotten about the war of the 40s,. Once again, they will have to give them stars to calm down for another 100 years.
  16. 0
    19 January 2018 03: 39
    The “Swedish nation” does not need to be destroyed, it successfully destroys itself, gaining refugees from Africa and Asia with might and main.

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