But the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Defence Ministry and Armed Forces denied having received an invitation. The country's Defence Ministry said it would carefully consider whether or not to attend the summit. Sweden has been uneasy about more assertive Russian behaviour in the Baltic region in recent years, including Russian planes skirting or violating the national airspace of neighbouring countries. Earlier this year Swedish security service Säpo described Russia as Sweden's biggest security threat. It is understood Swedish representatives are also invited to discuss military activities in the Baltic area, including reports of near-miss incidents in international airspace in recent years.

Source: The Local August 03, 2016 06:22 UTC