Was Russia behind the Quran burning in Stockholm? Anton Shekhovtsov reports
On the 21st of January 2023, the Danish-Swedish leader of a fringe far-right party Rasmus Paludan burnt a copy of the Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. Turkey, which had been considering Sweden’s application for NATO membership, said that it would not discuss the application any further.
A number of media reports suggested a Kremlin involvement in the incident, referring to the Russian links of one of the organisers of the demonstration in Stockholm. Dr. Anton Shekhovtsov, the director of the Centre for Democratic Integrity, looked into the case and reports on his findings.
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00:00 Introduction
01:37 What happened in Stockholm?
02:30 Sweden’s non-aligned status
09:00 Russian political warfare against Sweden
11:31 Russia’s full-blown invasion of Ukraine drives support for Sweden’s NATO membership
13:22 The Swedish far right and their attitudes towards Russia
19:15 Swedish centre left and populist right change their stances on NATO
20:00 Almost no reactions from Moscow to Sweden’s NATO membership bid
22:34 Recep Erdoğan blocks Sweden’s NATO membership
25:43 Turkey’s demands from Sweden
27:05 Turkey’s and NATO’s definitions of terrorism overlap but do not coincide
29:00 Swedish government displays servility when dealing Erdoğan’s demands
32:34 Swedes from right to left protest against Erdoğan’s attempts to undermine Swedish values
34:41 Chang Frick contributes to the protests
36:00 Enter Rasmus Paludan
38:16 Erdoğan’s regime reacts to Swedish protests
39:26 The Russian connection
47:19 What made Chang Frick to change his attitudes towards Russia?
51:46 The technology of Russian influence operations
55:17 What should we be concerned about?
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