Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov: The Swedish Navy Wase Chasing A 'Log In The Water', Not A Submarine

Is this it? This grainy amateur photo showing a mysterious vessel in Stockholm's archipelago was released by the Swedish military during the hunt

Lavrov Says Was Not Contacted During Swedish Submarine Hunt, Sub Could Be a ‘Log’ -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, October 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday Sweden had not contacted Russia during its week-long hunt for a foreign submarine that allegedly got into trouble in the waters off Stockholm.



Lavrov, who appeared on the Vesti v Subbotu (Vesti on Saturday) show, was asked whether Oslo had contacted Moscow via diplomatic channels following the initial reports, to which he responded with a "no".



The Russian foreign minister said he was surprised by the media hype around the purported distress signal that Sweden had intercepted in its waters.



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My Comment: This is Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's way of mocking the Swedes.



Update: ‘Russian distress call’ prompting Swedish sub hunt never existed – sigint source -- RT