Russias Embassy in Sweden on Tuesday claimed that an unidentified drone dropped paint on the grounds of its trade mission in Stockholm overnight.The drone crossed the airspace over the location and dropped a bag of paint on the ground in front of the primary entrance to the Trade Representation, the embassy stated in a statement.It accused Swedish authorities of stopping working to make sure the embassys security under international law.The trade mission, which runs under the Russian Embassy in Stockholm, assists Russian exporters and organizations looking for access to the Swedish market.The attack continues a series of comparable occurrences just recently carried out against the Russian mission in Sweden, compromising personnel security and destructive residential or commercial property, the embassy said.Last month, Russias Foreign Ministry claimed its embassy in Stockholm had actually undergone at least 15 drone attacks since May 2024.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova suggested that Swedish authorities may have authorized the acts of vandalism on Russian diplomatic property in the country.Swedish police said they released a preliminary investigation into one such occurrence last November and would take a look at possible links to an earlier case of vandalism at Swedens Embassy in Moscow.A Message from The Moscow Times: Dear readers, We are facing unprecedented challenges.
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