Russia Trains For The Invasion Of The Baltics And Scandinavia

Invasion: Zubr-class hovercraft, deploying marines during Zapad-09 in Mordovia during Russia's rehearsals for occupying part of the Baltic states

Daily Mail: Russia has rehearsed an invasion of SCANDINAVIA which, if carried out, would prevent NATO from reinforcing the Baltic states, claims US security report

* 33,000 Russian soldiers reportedly involved in mock invasion
* 'The Coming Storm' is by US-based Center for European Policy Analysis
* It reports simulated takeovers on Danish and Finnish Islands
* Russian takeover could be too fast for NATO to react

A mock invasion of Sweden and Norway has been carried out by 33,000 Russian troops, a US security think tank has claimed.

Tens of thousands of soldiers rehearsed a military takeover of Swedish and Norwegian territory near the Baltic Sea in March, security expert Edward Lucas said in a report for the US-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).

The exercise also simulated the invasion of other areas including the Danish island of Bornholm, Finland's Swedish-speaking Åland islands, and northern Norway, according to the report, The Coming Storm.

WNU Editor: I am skeptical that Russia would invade the Baltics and Scandinavia. Some of these countries are NATO members .... and invasion would mean war on a scale that has not been seen since the Second World War. But having said that .... it is true that the fear of war is making many countries shift their policies .... case in point .... Sweden .... Flexing Its Military Might, Russia Is Pushing Sweden Into NATO's Arms (Vice News).