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Sweden advances plans for new foreign intelligence agency
Filed: May 05, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
Summary: Sweden said it is moving ahead with plans for a new foreign intelligence agency after criticism over failures to predict Russia’s 2022 invasion.
WHO: Swedish government
WHAT: Moved ahead with plans for a new foreign intelligence agency
WHEN: May 05, 2026 at 4:09 AM ET
WHERE: Stockholm, Sweden
WHY: The move followed criticism that security officials failed to predict Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine despite signs of a military build-up.
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