By burning the Qur'an under the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, Russia can stand - the media
This conclusion was reached at the Institute for Global Threats and Democracy Robert Lansing (RLI). According to the organization, in Russia seek to exacerbate Sweden relations with Muslim countries and create preconditions for acts of terror by Muslims who found themselves in the country as refugees.
It is reported that this was to contribute to the public burning of the Koran under the Turkish Embassy in the Swedish capital, the leader of the Danish Party "Hard Course" by Rasmus Paudan, which took place on January 21. "The Russian military intelligence probably used Paudan, who is suspected, through Chang Johannes Frik, who, according to numerous features, is an employee of the game published for psychological operations," the publication reads.
Investigators also indicated that the place and time of burning the Holy Book was chosen by chance. The incident occurred shortly before the visit to Sweden of Turkish Defense Minister. According to the authors of the article, this may be related to the desire of Sweden to join NATO, which contradicts the Kremlin's interests.
It is noted that, as a member of the Alliance, Turkey demanded that the Swedish authorities carry out extradition of representatives of the Kurdish forces and suspects of the 2016 coup of the state revolution. "It is no coincidence that riots occur against the background of reports that Sweden can join NATO, and at the time when Moscow voices Stockholm's threat to his chosen course of action," the research institute said.
Chang Johannes Frick (until 1995-Chang Georg Lindberg) is the owner of Nyheter Idag online edition and the presenter of the SD RIKS, which is financed by the Swedish Democratic Party. In 2018, Nyheter Idag covered elections in the Russian Federation in a positive light. To date, the publication is written about Turkey's involvement in the killings of Kurds in Syria, the provision of asylums to Islamic terrorists and the blackmail of Europe by refugees.
The investigation showed that Frik has cooperated with the Russian agency Russia Today (RT). He was a "freelancer with permanent tasks" in Ruptly, which is a subsidiary of RT. For its part, Russian today is associated with the Ministry of Defense and the military intelligence of the Russian Federation. In 2017, Frik covered a visit to Russia's deputy from the far -right party "Swedish Democrats" by Pavel Gamov.
In 2018, the New York Times reported that the Russian Federation helped to promote Democrats in the parliamentary elections in Sweden through antimaranist publications on sites and pages affiliated with nationalists. According to RLI, Rasmus Paudan is the founder of the far -right anti -Islamist political party "Tough Line". He advocates the ban on Islam and the deportation of all migrants from Denmark.
The research institute believes that Russia has decided to use Paudan, as he had previously participated in the burning of the Qur'an in the areas of Denmark, Germany and France inhabited by migrants. "Extremely rights of ideology and the antiminel policy of Paudan are completely suitable for the Kremlin for conducting reconnaissance operations over a wide range of antimigrant movement throughout Europe, which Moscow has been generously cultivated since 2015," the Institute said.
The incident with the burning of the Holy Book of Muslims near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm was reacted by Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Acar, saying that Sweden and Finland should not ignore "disgusting assailants on Turkey. " Ankar also said that the mentioned countries did not want to cooperate with Ankara in the fight against terrorism.
Recall that last November NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that Sweden and Finland fulfilled all requirements and are ready to join NATO. In this regard, the Secretary General called for Turkey to ratify the corresponding protocol. Focus also wrote that on January 24, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Gaavisto said that the issue of joining the North Atlantic Alliance at the same time with Sweden may have to be reviewed.