The Kremlin reacted to Sweden's statements about a possible war with Russia

Russia is carefully monitoring Sweden's military activities within NATO and is taking appropriate measures, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, commenting on the statement by the head of Swedish military intelligence Thomas Nilsson about the need to prepare the country's armed forces for a potential conflict with Russia.

"In general, we are talking about full-scale participation in the alliance. Of course, our military is very closely monitoring all the processes, monitoring, taking appropriate measures," Peskov said, answering a question from journalists whether the Kremlin sees the intensification of Sweden's military presence in Stockholm against the background of joining NATO and whether this causes concern.

Earlier today, the head of Swedish intelligence, Thomas Nilsson, told Politico that Europe could not afford to relax its vigilance against Russia, unlike the United States.

"As soon as the war on Ukraine will stop or subside, we are sure that the Russians will return to our area. They are already talking about building bases along the new front line with Finland, as well as to the Arctic," he claimed.

Nilsson pointed out that US President Donald Trump "regularly gives credit of trust" to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, but Europeans, especially Russia's neighbors, "simply cannot afford to relax their vigilance." He also stated the need to "raise awareness in the hybrid sphere." "We see patterns," he said, calling Russia a military threat.