Eric Adamson
@eadamson91.bsky.social
Foreign Policy Analyst & Comms Manager at Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld) | Nordic Ukraine Forum & Swedish Atlantic Council. Memes my own. 🇸🇪🇺🇸
Security, freedom and Swedish burgers
This may seem like a bizarrely patriotic campaign for the agricultural lobby, but Swedes get the message: Securing the food supply should also count towards NATO defence spending.
I write in @eurcorrespond.bsky.social
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/securit...
This may seem like a bizarrely patriotic campaign for the agricultural lobby, but Swedes get the message: Securing the food supply should also count towards NATO defence spending.
I write in @eurcorrespond.bsky.social
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/securit...
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Security, freedom and Swedish burgers
This may seem like a bizarrely patriotic campaign for the agricultural lobby, but Swedes get the message: Securing the food supply should also count towards NATO defence spending.
I write in @eurcorrespond.bsky.social
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/securit...
This may seem like a bizarrely patriotic campaign for the agricultural lobby, but Swedes get the message: Securing the food supply should also count towards NATO defence spending.
I write in @eurcorrespond.bsky.social
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/securit...
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In 2022, Putin launched the largest European invasion since WWII while blaming Ukraine’s distant NATO aspirations. Weeks later, he said Russia had “no problem” with neighbouring Finland and Sweden actually joining NATO. Putin’s problem is evidently Ukrainian independence not NATO expansion
November 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In 2022, Putin launched the largest European invasion since WWII while blaming Ukraine’s distant NATO aspirations. Weeks later, he said Russia had “no problem” with neighbouring Finland and Sweden actually joining NATO. Putin’s problem is evidently Ukrainian independence not NATO expansion
”It’s almost like we want to enter a romantic relationship with Ukraine that’s going to last 30 years, and it’s driving Russia crazy.”
Top notch analysis from a 🇸🇪 military expert on the Gripen sale and sour reactions in the Russian MFA 💙💛
Top notch analysis from a 🇸🇪 military expert on the Gripen sale and sour reactions in the Russian MFA 💙💛
Ryska utspel om Gripenaffären: ”Retar Ryssland till vansinne”
Nyheten om den potentiella Gripenaffären väcker starka reaktioner i Ryssland. Enligt Johan Huovinen kan det tolkas som att Sverige öppnar vägen för andra.
www.dn.se
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
”It’s almost like we want to enter a romantic relationship with Ukraine that’s going to last 30 years, and it’s driving Russia crazy.”
Top notch analysis from a 🇸🇪 military expert on the Gripen sale and sour reactions in the Russian MFA 💙💛
Top notch analysis from a 🇸🇪 military expert on the Gripen sale and sour reactions in the Russian MFA 💙💛
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Was just reading about the mid-life upgrades of the Finnish F/A-18 hornets and what a great concept.
Be like a fighter jet: get a mid-life upgrade, not a midlife crisis
Be like a fighter jet: get a mid-life upgrade, not a midlife crisis
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Was just reading about the mid-life upgrades of the Finnish F/A-18 hornets and what a great concept.
Be like a fighter jet: get a mid-life upgrade, not a midlife crisis
Be like a fighter jet: get a mid-life upgrade, not a midlife crisis
“For me, the JAS-39 is the only fighter jet in the world I'd be willing to sell my soul for," said Ukrainian pilot Vadym Voroshylov 🇸🇪🫶🇺🇦
Gripen jets are coming to Ukraine — here's how they can be used against Russia
Sweden and Ukraine have taken a major step toward expanding Ukraine's air force, signing an agreement to potentially acquire Gripen fighter jets, and the first of these cutting-edge aircraft could be ...
kyivindependent.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
“For me, the JAS-39 is the only fighter jet in the world I'd be willing to sell my soul for," said Ukrainian pilot Vadym Voroshylov 🇸🇪🫶🇺🇦
"Authoritarian states do not own societal cohesion. But when our leaders praise their resolve and cohesion while questioning our own, they legitimize the idea that democracy equals weakness. The traits that define open societies...can be assets in war, if harnessed rather than feared."
The more Europe doubts its citizens, the less prepared it becomes.
Is Europe Too Soft to Fight?
Europe’s populations are readier to fight than they are often credited. The problem isn’t their lack of will, but elite pessimism about it. The belief
warontherocks.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"Authoritarian states do not own societal cohesion. But when our leaders praise their resolve and cohesion while questioning our own, they legitimize the idea that democracy equals weakness. The traits that define open societies...can be assets in war, if harnessed rather than feared."
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The European Commission is acutely aware that using joint EU borrowing to fund a reparations loan for Kyiv is even more unpalatable than using frozen Russian state assets.
But that's the point.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
But that's the point.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The European Commission is acutely aware that using joint EU borrowing to fund a reparations loan for Kyiv is even more unpalatable than using frozen Russian state assets.
But that's the point.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
But that's the point.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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UN report confirms that Russia is using drones to systematically target civilians in Ukraine.
“These attacks have a devastating impact on the civilian population living in the affected areas. They have caused extensive damage and destruction, leaving entire localities unliveable”
“These attacks have a devastating impact on the civilian population living in the affected areas. They have caused extensive damage and destruction, leaving entire localities unliveable”
UN Commission says Russian drones target civilians and destroy infrastructure, making localities in frontline provinces of Ukraine unliveable
GENEVA / VIENNA – Russian armed forces have targeted civilians and a wide array of civilian objects using short-range drones in localities stretching over 300 kilometres along the right bank of the Dn...
www.ohchr.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
UN report confirms that Russia is using drones to systematically target civilians in Ukraine.
“These attacks have a devastating impact on the civilian population living in the affected areas. They have caused extensive damage and destruction, leaving entire localities unliveable”
“These attacks have a devastating impact on the civilian population living in the affected areas. They have caused extensive damage and destruction, leaving entire localities unliveable”
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This is also great for the European defense industrial base... supporting Saab as a fighter producer is quite important. F-35 sales meant they lost out on the Nordic market (yes that was 5th gen fighter but the way companies innovate is by producing and having a larger market).
For context on how big a sale this is for Sweden:
Ukraine will purchase about 1.5x the size of the entire Swedish Gripen fleet.
~95 Gripen currently in the 🇸🇪 Air Force:
60 New Swedish orders of Gripen E to phase out older C/D (just started being delivered).
120-150 Gripen E to Ukraine
Ukraine will purchase about 1.5x the size of the entire Swedish Gripen fleet.
~95 Gripen currently in the 🇸🇪 Air Force:
60 New Swedish orders of Gripen E to phase out older C/D (just started being delivered).
120-150 Gripen E to Ukraine
Sweden will sell up to 150 JAS Gripen E to Ukraine! This is the newest model of the Saab Gripen.
This is not a donation of planes today, but a delivery over several years.
#Gripens4Ukraine
Source: www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
This is not a donation of planes today, but a delivery over several years.
#Gripens4Ukraine
Source: www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is also great for the European defense industrial base... supporting Saab as a fighter producer is quite important. F-35 sales meant they lost out on the Nordic market (yes that was 5th gen fighter but the way companies innovate is by producing and having a larger market).
For all the good news out of Sweden today, there has unfortunately been a recent re-litigation in the public debate on ”realism” and ”understanding Russian interests.”
Arguments made circa 2014 that have long since expired.
Arguments made circa 2014 that have long since expired.
Om Lena Anderssons synvinkel vinner i den svenska debatten, blir det en bitter påminnelse för Finland att Sverige kanske inte går att lita på denna gång heller.
Allt fler tvivlar på linjen mot Ryssland | Torbjörn Nilsson
KOMMENTAR. Är ett neutralt Ukraina i fred att föredra framför ett land där ryska bomber fortsätter falla? Frågan ställs av allt fler i ett Sverige där den säkerhetspolitiska vinden håller på att vända...
www.svd.se
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For all the good news out of Sweden today, there has unfortunately been a recent re-litigation in the public debate on ”realism” and ”understanding Russian interests.”
Arguments made circa 2014 that have long since expired.
Arguments made circa 2014 that have long since expired.
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Told Donald that if he wasn't on my side, he might be getting the credit for an American company selling these jets
October 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Told Donald that if he wasn't on my side, he might be getting the credit for an American company selling these jets
Now you too, can purchase your own JAS Gripen E !
October 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Now you too, can purchase your own JAS Gripen E !
Reposted by Eric Adamson
Based 🤌
Ulf Kristersson and Zelenskyy looking at the newest Gripen fighter jet
Ulf Kristersson and Zelenskyy looking at the newest Gripen fighter jet
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Based 🤌
Ulf Kristersson and Zelenskyy looking at the newest Gripen fighter jet
Ulf Kristersson and Zelenskyy looking at the newest Gripen fighter jet
For context on how big a sale this is for Sweden:
Ukraine will purchase about 1.5x the size of the entire Swedish Gripen fleet.
~95 Gripen currently in the 🇸🇪 Air Force:
60 New Swedish orders of Gripen E to phase out older C/D (just started being delivered).
120-150 Gripen E to Ukraine
Ukraine will purchase about 1.5x the size of the entire Swedish Gripen fleet.
~95 Gripen currently in the 🇸🇪 Air Force:
60 New Swedish orders of Gripen E to phase out older C/D (just started being delivered).
120-150 Gripen E to Ukraine
Sweden will sell up to 150 JAS Gripen E to Ukraine! This is the newest model of the Saab Gripen.
This is not a donation of planes today, but a delivery over several years.
#Gripens4Ukraine
Source: www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
This is not a donation of planes today, but a delivery over several years.
#Gripens4Ukraine
Source: www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
For context on how big a sale this is for Sweden:
Ukraine will purchase about 1.5x the size of the entire Swedish Gripen fleet.
~95 Gripen currently in the 🇸🇪 Air Force:
60 New Swedish orders of Gripen E to phase out older C/D (just started being delivered).
120-150 Gripen E to Ukraine
Ukraine will purchase about 1.5x the size of the entire Swedish Gripen fleet.
~95 Gripen currently in the 🇸🇪 Air Force:
60 New Swedish orders of Gripen E to phase out older C/D (just started being delivered).
120-150 Gripen E to Ukraine
Sweden will sell up to 150 JAS Gripen E to Ukraine! This is the newest model of the Saab Gripen.
This is not a donation of planes today, but a delivery over several years.
#Gripens4Ukraine
Source: www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
This is not a donation of planes today, but a delivery over several years.
#Gripens4Ukraine
Source: www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
October 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Sweden will sell up to 150 JAS Gripen E to Ukraine! This is the newest model of the Saab Gripen.
This is not a donation of planes today, but a delivery over several years.
#Gripens4Ukraine
Source: www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
This is not a donation of planes today, but a delivery over several years.
#Gripens4Ukraine
Source: www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
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Finland will provide Ukraine with its 30th military aid package estimated at $60,6 million,the country's defense ministry said
The aid will mainly consist of new orders from Finnish defense companies,it said in a statement.For security reasons Finland is not disclosing details
Thank you,Finland! 🇺🇦🇫🇮
The aid will mainly consist of new orders from Finnish defense companies,it said in a statement.For security reasons Finland is not disclosing details
Thank you,Finland! 🇺🇦🇫🇮
October 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Finland will provide Ukraine with its 30th military aid package estimated at $60,6 million,the country's defense ministry said
The aid will mainly consist of new orders from Finnish defense companies,it said in a statement.For security reasons Finland is not disclosing details
Thank you,Finland! 🇺🇦🇫🇮
The aid will mainly consist of new orders from Finnish defense companies,it said in a statement.For security reasons Finland is not disclosing details
Thank you,Finland! 🇺🇦🇫🇮
The 🇸🇪 Armed Forces are following a Russian submarine in the Baltic Sea.
The submarine is "visible above the water, so we are getting lots of questions and want to be transparent," says an Armed Forces spokesperson.
The submarine is in international waters and has not violated Swedish territory.
The submarine is "visible above the water, so we are getting lots of questions and want to be transparent," says an Armed Forces spokesperson.
The submarine is in international waters and has not violated Swedish territory.
Försvarsmakten följer rysk ubåt i Östersjön: ”Syns tydligt över ytan”
En rysk ubåt gick under gårdagen in i Östersjön via Stora Bält, enligt ett pressmeddelande från Försvarsmakten.
omni.se
October 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The 🇸🇪 Armed Forces are following a Russian submarine in the Baltic Sea.
The submarine is "visible above the water, so we are getting lots of questions and want to be transparent," says an Armed Forces spokesperson.
The submarine is in international waters and has not violated Swedish territory.
The submarine is "visible above the water, so we are getting lots of questions and want to be transparent," says an Armed Forces spokesperson.
The submarine is in international waters and has not violated Swedish territory.
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Skriver om att vi måste våga förbereda oss på det värsta, i dagens Svensk Tidskrift.
October 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Skriver om att vi måste våga förbereda oss på det värsta, i dagens Svensk Tidskrift.
New 🇸🇪 royal family pics just dropped.
October 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
New 🇸🇪 royal family pics just dropped.
🇸🇪 NATO's newest and most enthusiastic member:
NATO Concert with the Army Orchestra at Stockhom's Radio Music Hall pays "tribute both to NATO's 75th anniversary and Sweden's membership in NATO with a concert filled with masterpieces from NATO countries." Includes 🇫🇮 patriotic song Muistoja Pohjolast
NATO Concert with the Army Orchestra at Stockhom's Radio Music Hall pays "tribute both to NATO's 75th anniversary and Sweden's membership in NATO with a concert filled with masterpieces from NATO countries." Includes 🇫🇮 patriotic song Muistoja Pohjolast
NATO concert with the Army Orchestra - Berwaldhallen
www.berwaldhallen.se
September 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🇸🇪 NATO's newest and most enthusiastic member:
NATO Concert with the Army Orchestra at Stockhom's Radio Music Hall pays "tribute both to NATO's 75th anniversary and Sweden's membership in NATO with a concert filled with masterpieces from NATO countries." Includes 🇫🇮 patriotic song Muistoja Pohjolast
NATO Concert with the Army Orchestra at Stockhom's Radio Music Hall pays "tribute both to NATO's 75th anniversary and Sweden's membership in NATO with a concert filled with masterpieces from NATO countries." Includes 🇫🇮 patriotic song Muistoja Pohjolast
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Sweden is the most perfect country on this planet and nothing will convince me otherwise
A Swedish union for moving National Cinnamon Bun Day to a workday (yes, it’s real).
”Swedish workers risk losing millions of cinnamon buns when Cinnamon Bun Day lands on a Saturday. We’re the union that wants to change that…For everyone’s right to a cinnamon bun at work.”
It’s real: www.förak.se
”Swedish workers risk losing millions of cinnamon buns when Cinnamon Bun Day lands on a Saturday. We’re the union that wants to change that…For everyone’s right to a cinnamon bun at work.”
It’s real: www.förak.se
September 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sweden is the most perfect country on this planet and nothing will convince me otherwise
A Swedish union for moving National Cinnamon Bun Day to a workday (yes, it’s real).
”Swedish workers risk losing millions of cinnamon buns when Cinnamon Bun Day lands on a Saturday. We’re the union that wants to change that…For everyone’s right to a cinnamon bun at work.”
It’s real: www.förak.se
”Swedish workers risk losing millions of cinnamon buns when Cinnamon Bun Day lands on a Saturday. We’re the union that wants to change that…For everyone’s right to a cinnamon bun at work.”
It’s real: www.förak.se
September 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A Swedish union for moving National Cinnamon Bun Day to a workday (yes, it’s real).
”Swedish workers risk losing millions of cinnamon buns when Cinnamon Bun Day lands on a Saturday. We’re the union that wants to change that…For everyone’s right to a cinnamon bun at work.”
It’s real: www.förak.se
”Swedish workers risk losing millions of cinnamon buns when Cinnamon Bun Day lands on a Saturday. We’re the union that wants to change that…For everyone’s right to a cinnamon bun at work.”
It’s real: www.förak.se
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Very annoyed with this ”but Turkey shot down a Russian jet”.
Turkey doesn’t have a border with Russia. If Finland did the same (when it’s ”only” an incursion), what would stop Russia from starting to shoot down Finnish (or other NATO) jets when they’re flying close to the Russian border ?
Turkey doesn’t have a border with Russia. If Finland did the same (when it’s ”only” an incursion), what would stop Russia from starting to shoot down Finnish (or other NATO) jets when they’re flying close to the Russian border ?
September 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Very annoyed with this ”but Turkey shot down a Russian jet”.
Turkey doesn’t have a border with Russia. If Finland did the same (when it’s ”only” an incursion), what would stop Russia from starting to shoot down Finnish (or other NATO) jets when they’re flying close to the Russian border ?
Turkey doesn’t have a border with Russia. If Finland did the same (when it’s ”only” an incursion), what would stop Russia from starting to shoot down Finnish (or other NATO) jets when they’re flying close to the Russian border ?
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FOI (Swedish Defence Research Agency) has released an open source appreciation of allies arctic warfare capabilities.
Nothing super surprising other than that the UK is judged to have only one capable battalion, but it's no secret that the UK's capabilities are very thin.
foi.se/rapporter/ra...
Nothing super surprising other than that the UK is judged to have only one capable battalion, but it's no secret that the UK's capabilities are very thin.
foi.se/rapporter/ra...
Markstridsförmåga på Nordkalotten - Operationsområde, förmågekrav och möjliga förbandsbidrag
Rapporten redovisar resultat från en studie vars syfte har varit att beskriva de militära krav som ställs på operationer på Nordkalotten samt att förteckna de västliga förband som möter dessa krav. För att kunna bedöma i vilken utsträckning ett förband har förmåga att operera på Nordkalotten har tre kriterier formulerats, vilka sedan har tillämpats på en uppsättning västliga förband. Studien har genomförts som en litteraturstudie av öppna källor, främst nyhetsmaterial från de senaste fem årens militära övningar i området. I slutsatserna presenteras de förband som bedöms ha denna förmåga. Dessa är i huvudsak koncentrerade till Norge, Finland och USA.
foi.se
September 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
FOI (Swedish Defence Research Agency) has released an open source appreciation of allies arctic warfare capabilities.
Nothing super surprising other than that the UK is judged to have only one capable battalion, but it's no secret that the UK's capabilities are very thin.
foi.se/rapporter/ra...
Nothing super surprising other than that the UK is judged to have only one capable battalion, but it's no secret that the UK's capabilities are very thin.
foi.se/rapporter/ra...
Who is who?
Russia’s Ambassador to Sweden or Dune’s Baron Harkonnen?
@dagensnyheter.bsky.social asking the real questions.
Russia’s Ambassador to Sweden or Dune’s Baron Harkonnen?
@dagensnyheter.bsky.social asking the real questions.
September 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Who is who?
Russia’s Ambassador to Sweden or Dune’s Baron Harkonnen?
@dagensnyheter.bsky.social asking the real questions.
Russia’s Ambassador to Sweden or Dune’s Baron Harkonnen?
@dagensnyheter.bsky.social asking the real questions.