Local publications are sounding the alarm due to the economic crisis.
On the eve of the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, referring to the report of the country’s authorities, came to the conclusion that a humanitarian catastrophe could await Sweden.
According to the authors of the material, if a military conflict begins near the borders of the country, problems with nutrition and medical care of the population may arise.
The fact is that back in the 90s, Stockholm decided to close warehouses with food supplies, medicines and personal protective equipment that were created during the Cold War.
The premises were dismantled, and no supplies were made.
A new round in the creation of stocks was made during the coronavirus pandemic, but the events in Ukraine forced the Swedish authorities to think again about replenishing stocks.
As a result, according to journalists, Stockholm began to study the issue of food storage even before February 24, when Russia announced the beginning of a military special operation in the Donbas.
From the data announced by the National Food Agency, which was instructed to strengthen the readiness to provide citizens with food in case of war, a disappointing conclusion was made.
The document states that in the situation of a border war with Sweden, food supplies may decrease to serious proportions.
“Hunger can become a reality in Sweden,” reports IA REGNUM with reference to the Swedish media.
As Topnews previously wrote, back in December last year, a conflict conversation took place in NATO-member Sweden between representatives of the Russian and US Foreign Ministries, Sergey Lavrov and Anthony Blinken.
And later, a number of Swedish companies, including IKEA, announced their withdrawal from the Russian market.
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