Event 07acafd2-9c38-4f6c-b055-a5d1e5741436

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Kinetic Country: Finland Country: Russia Country: Baltic Sea Region Country: Unknown

Source: https://jamestown.org/program/moscow-focusing-on-aland-islan...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Moscow Focusing on Åland Islands as Target in Event of War With NATO

Short Summary: Russia considers the Åland Islands a likely target for military action if conflict with NATO breaks out, given their neutral, demilitarized status and strategic location in the Baltic Sea.

Description

Moscow is increasingly focusing on the demilitarized Åland Islands as a potential target in the event of a conflict with NATO, raising concerns among Finnish and Western authorities over the archipelago’s strategic position in the Baltic Sea.

Evidence

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Moscow is focusing on the Åland Islands as a potential target in the event of a conflict with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) over line.

The Russian attention has called in Helsinki and the area’s military, but the Finnish government remains wary.

Russian commentaries note that the Åland islands’ demilitarized and Russian naval exercise zones near them could change the status and make them a new hot spot in East-West relations.

Recent Russian statements warn that any change in the islands’ international status or NATO-aligned activities could provoke a response.

Source

https://jamestown.org/program/moscow-focusing-on-aland-islands-as-target-in-event-of-war-with-nato/