— We see that Russia conducts influence campaigns in various ways. You want to influence public opinion, you want to influence Swedish decision-making, says Thomas Nilsson, head of the Military Intelligence and Security Service, Must, in an interview with SVT.
He emphasizes that the impact is aimed at the inner important core of Swedish democracy and the way “we want to live”. It happens covertly and openly, sometimes via intermediaries.
He advises the citizens to be vigilant, there is more to come.
– For the foreseeable future, we will live in a world of increased uncertainty and we have to deal with that, says Nilsson.