瑞典外交大臣抨擊俄羅斯威脅北約 http://goo.gl/iHXXrl 瑞典地方報 2015年9月17日
Swedish minister slams Russian Nato 'threats'
瑞典外相瑪戈特·瓦爾斯特倫會見了俄羅斯駐瑞典大使，要求其對北歐諸國一旦加入北約
所可能面臨的軍事行動表明意見。她在會後表示瑞俄兩國的關係「更加嚴寒」。
Foreign Minister Margot Wallström said relations between Sweden and Russia
are “chillier than ever” after she met with the country's ambassador in
Stockholm to ask him to explain comments that the Nordic country would likely
face military action if it were to join Nato.
瓦氏此一評論是在與俄國大使維克多·塔塔林采夫見面後所發表，兩人在會晤中討論到一
週前俄羅斯外交部發言人語帶威脅的聲明。
Wallström's comments came following a meeting with Russia's ambassador to
Sweden, Viktor Tatarintsev, to discuss what appeared to be a veiled threat
made by a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman a week ago.
瑪麗亞·扎哈諾娃（俄外交部發言人）在9月10日莫斯科的記者會上稱「瑞典成為北約會
員國將招致軍政及外交政策上的後果，俄羅斯方面也需採取報復措施」。
“Swedish membership in Nato would have politico-military and foreign policy
consequences, and would require retaliatory measures from Russia,” said
Maria Zakharova at a briefing in Moscow on September 10th.
在這次爭議性聲明的三個月前，俄國駐節斯德哥爾摩的最高外交官亦曾說瑞典「只要保
持中立，就不會變成俄軍的目標，但若加入北約，他的國家將訴諸『反制措施』」。
The controversial statement followed three months after Russia's top diplomat
in Stockholm said that Sweden “was not a target for Russia's armed troops”
as long as it remained neutral, but that if it were to join Nato then his
country would adopt “counter measures”.
本週四時，瓦爾斯特倫透露自己和塔塔林采夫一起討論扎哈諾娃的發言。雖然她並未說
明會面中詳細情形，但承認她傳達了嚴辭批評。
On Thursday Wallström revealed she had met with Tatarintsev to discuss the
comments made by Zakharova. She declined to elaborate on what was said at the
meeting, but admitted that she had issued sharp criticism.
大臣在週四對瑞典《快報》表示「我們希望能就俄羅斯外交部聲明一事得到解釋，同時
想清楚表明瑞典自己的外交安全政策自己訂，我們也不接受任何人透過威脅、以在今次
問題或其他問題上影響我方的企圖。」此外還說「我方已經傳達了明確的訊息，俄國的
威脅是不可接受的。」
“We wanted an explanation of the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement. We
also wanted to establish that Sweden decides its own foreign and security
policies and that we do not accept attempts to, through threats, influence us
in this or other matters,” she told the Expressen tabloid on Thursday.
“We delivered a clear message. Threats from Russia are unacceptable,” the
minister added.
在週一的大型民調中，41%的瑞典人認為該國應該加入北約，另39%則持反對意見，這顯
示了公眾輿論的迅速轉變。五月的類似調查內有31%的受訪者支持加入。
A total of 41 percent of Swedes think the country should join Nato while 39
percent remain against it, a major poll suggested on Monday, indicating a
rapid shift in public opinion. A similar survey in May stated that 31 percent
of respondents were for Nato membership.
支持率的增加肇因於北歐諸國對俄羅斯侵略潛勢所生的恐懼。瑞典國安局表示2014年度
對瑞典最大的情報威脅來自其東方鄰國。
The increased support is largely credited to a rising fear in the Nordic
country of a potentially aggressive Russia. Sweden’s security service Säpo
has said that the biggest intelligence threat against Sweden in 2014 came
from its eastern neighbour.
由社民黨及綠黨組成的中間偏左執政聯盟向來反對瑞典進入北約，但在去年已有跡象表
明，這個斯堪地那維亞國度日益偏向於加入防衛同盟。
Sweden's ruling centre-left coalition – made up of the Social Democrats and
the Green Party – is historically against Nato membership. However, there
have been indications in the past year that the Scandinavian nation is moving
closer to joining the defence alliance.
今年四月，瑞典、挪威、丹麥、芬蘭和冰島公告了拓展彼此間軍事合作的長程計畫，當
時瑞典國防大臣彼得·胡爾特奎斯和北歐各國防長稱此舉是「對俄國進犯行為的直接反
應」。
In April, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland announced far-reaching
plans to extend their military cooperation. The move was “a direct response
to aggressive Russian behaviour”, said Sweden's defence minister Peter
Hultqvist and his Nordic counterparts at the time.
雖然瑞典打算在翌年替其三軍挹注102億克朗，但俄國軍事活動在波羅的海地區增強之後
，瑞典的國防能力便受到質疑。
Although Sweden is set to invest 10.2 billion kronor into its armed forces in
the coming year, the country's defence capabilities have been questioned
following increasing military activity from Russia in the Baltic region.
2014年10月，在首都圈外的瑞典領海偵測到一艘潛艇，雖遭疑為俄方艦艇、但未能證實
，去年尚有數架俄機接近瑞典領空。
In October 2014, a foreign submarine – suspected to be from Russia, although
this was never confirmed – was spotted in Swedish waters just outside
Stockholm. A number of Russian planes have also been spotted in or close to
Swedish airspace over the past year.