Sweden to form new spy agency in Ukraine war reset

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Sweden's government plans to establish a new spy agency, the UND, aimed at combating overseas threats amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine. This initiative highlights the geopolitical shifts and security concerns in the region, particularly in response to Russian aggression.

Sweden’s government said on Tuesday it would push forward with a plan to form a new spy agency targeting overseas threats, part of a wider reset prompted by Russia’s war in Ukraine. The new agency would be called Sweden’s foreign intelligence service (UND) and would start operations in January 2027, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard told a press conference. “During the ongoing war in Ukraine, it has become very clear that an information advantage and the ability to rapidly and...