Sweden, Finland urge residents to be ready for war • FRANCE 24 English

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1. Forewarned is forearmed. 🙏

2. We must stop the greed behind this war!

3. Why a woman on the front cover?

4. In America we prefer to allow arrogant politicians to spring wars on us as a surprise. They then spend the duration of the war spin-doctoring the narrative as to why we're at war.

5. Why are you getting involved in a war that does not involve you.

6. Trump and American Republicans are on Russia's side

7. This is always released when the economy starts to falter, send a leaflet out to get the people to go out stockpiling… boosts the economy again..

8. If it's nuclear war, dig a deep hole or hide in a cave and may survive for a while?
   Bruhaha!

9. Dudes, fake news. Preparedness is normal in Finland, and these instructions have existed since WWII and are being updated every so often. Now i think this is mostly because one of the nuclear plants is switched off, there is freezing temperatures in most of the country and not every city person understand that electricity doesnt always necessarily come from the wall: so its smart to prepare so one is not inconvenienced.

10. Foolish Neutral countries that opened the door to America 😮

11. Long live Finland and Sweden !

12. As a millennial American this is the first time I have had to prepare for a variety of situations that involve sheltering in place/leaving my area to avoid whatever comes in January. I haven’t received any materials from state, local or federal government and just piecing together contingency plans day by day.

13. Funny how the swedish government thinks about it, knowing Finns will be in the frontlines if it comes to it.

14. The beneficiaries of militarism are the arms manufacturers. They earn nothing from good international relations and national sovereignty expressed in neutrality.

15. This is in Sweden. Finnish one is much calmer.

16. I remember those pamphlets since the sixties, so we have been used to being prepared.

17. I am from swed

18. As a swede, I have a couple of old versions from the early 90ies in storage somewhere -If I got the 2018 copy I probably threw it in the trash without thinking about it. They used to send them out to everyone regularly until the fall of the soviet union. I got my copy of the new edition yesterday. I remember hearing about a new edition being in the works a couple of years ago, and I was quite surprised that it has taken them this long to get it reworked printed and delivered. But "something that has been planned and in production for quite a while finally got done" does not sound as good as "PANIC!"

19. I don't think there will be a war.

20. We been having these pamplets sense like the 70s or mby even longer. How come these make headlines now? these are nothing new to us.

21. Hello dear Swedes, please let me know if this is just sensationalism or is this serious as I am planning a trip to Scandinavia in march. Have read a few comments saying this news is sensationalising but would be great you'll could clarify. TIA!

22. Putin rattles his sabres then the west rattles theirs. Nothing new.

23. And no Russian classes? Overly confident.

24. I feel like we overcomplicate things in life. If a leader of country misbehaves and threatens to launch nuclear, just throw them in jail, why are the millions so afraid of one man in power?

25. You Make A Story About Nothing,,

26. i hope and pray 2025 will bring peace to the whole world, so news like these will never be heard and seen ever again.

    i can't imagine the feelings the Swedish and the Finnish are feeling right now. the gravity of the news as the Christmas holidays is just around the corner.

27. I'm from Sweden. It has nothing to do with Ukraine being allowed to use US weapons in Russia. It is about the Russians invading an independent country and is unpredictable. So it's a way to make the population realize that war is not an impossibility. How will I take care of myself, my family, my pet and friends in the event of war.

28. Old news. This has been the case for years

29. Seeing a lot of Swedes (?) trying to brush this off. "We've had it for decades" and so on. In reality, this public information campaign took a very long pause during the "forever peace" era after the fall of the USSR. Its revival is a fairly recent thing and posting the revised and updated editions got a lot of attention in Swedish media too.

    Maybe some in this comment section wish that Sweden never stopped this information campaign, and also kept the civil defense plans for evacuating cities, building bomb shelters and so on, but that is not the reality. Almost the entire civil defense was dismantled and it's only now that there's a Civil Defense Minister pushing the agenda.

    To sum it up: A worthy news story inside Sweden as the government ramps up defense initiatives, and a worthy international story due to it being a fairly unique thing.

30. Russia don't want sweden,they never did, not even during soviet.
    Sweden is looking for war.
    They obey usa.
    Common people dies not warmonger politicians.

31. The kidnappings carried out by the European authorities of Arab children from their homes and depriving them of their parents, such as what happened in Sweden to the Arab girl who ended her life as a result of this recently in Sweden, this is considered the kidnapping of children and a crime against Arab families and families in general and humanity. Everyone who does this must be held accountable in international courts and the international human rights organization must intervene in this.

32. I told my boyfriend to build a bunker for us if ever something happened😂

33. Oh ok so this is normal

34. If only US did not aggrevate the situation everyone would have been in peace…why should sweedidh or findland people die for ukraine problem..tax money, prople, soldiers will die for other countries problem…

35. I feel so stressed nowadays seeing that people posting that Finland is preparing for war🥹

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37. What, nobody sent me an instruction. 😅

38. False! We are not urged in Sweden. It is just preparedness as it always has been.

39. How do you keep peace with Russia – such a formidable neighbor?

40. My prayers go out to all these people and their governments for no more war or civil unrest that in these times and circumstances we should at all costs avoid escalation and I pray for a way forward where diplomacy can lead our democratic freedoms into a place of good and productive times in these days , even in times where rumours of war is heard, I hope for healing

41. The US Military complex at work thanks to Biden. $$$😂

42. tell jews to fight their own wars, job done

43. 😔🙏🙏

44. Time to wash your table cloths, France

45. Matthew chapter 24.We living in the last days just like in the days of Noah.Repent and follow Jesus Christ.The Saviour of the world.He is coming soon ready or not.

46. funny how in finland, where we are prepared for crisis better in every way, we haven't ever had such pamflets

47. 😬 this could possibly be really happening

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