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submitted 6 months ago by boredtortoise@lemm.ee to c/world@lemmy.world

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Russia reportedly planned disruptive campaigns to hinder Finland and Sweden's NATO membership, as revealed in a leaked intelligence report obtained by Yle MOT. The document outlined a strategy involving organizing demonstrations under the guise of disruption to heighten tensions, particularly exploiting incidents like the Quran burning in Sweden. The objective was to sow discord and create a rift between Turkey and Europe, slowing down the NATO accession processes of both Nordic countries.

The Finnish Security Intelligence Service, Supo, confirmed awareness of these plans in Finland but refrained from providing further details due to operational considerations. While there's no evidence that Russia successfully implemented its disruptive strategies in Finland, Sweden continues to await approval for NATO membership, with the Russian intelligence service allegedly focusing more on campaigns against Sweden to exploit existing tensions.

The leaked documents, prepared by a Russian intelligence officer, were obtained by The Dossier Center, an organization dedicated to tracking criminal activities associated with the Kremlin. The identity of the report's author is known to the MOT investigation team but remains undisclosed for security reasons.

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[-] brothershamus@kbin.social 46 points 6 months ago

Wait, you mean russia would use social media and the batshit morons who follow them to disrupt a country's political landscape???

[-] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 21 points 6 months ago

But so many online said it's just a conspiracy theory

[-] uphillbothways@kbin.social 29 points 6 months ago

Would be willing to bet that:

  • Erdogan was informed of these plans by Putin personally and was fine with playing a part in them.
  • Finland has documents that explain this.
  • Finland has refrained from accusing Turkey of this because they actually value the NATO alliance and don't want to sow discord, even if Erdogan is guilty.
[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Woah, really? The thing that tons of people were super suspicious of, simply due to the insanely convenient (for Putin) timing, is actually a thing? I’m shocked. Shocked, I say!

sigh

this post was submitted on 04 Dec 2023
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