On July 26, local time, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt said in an interview with Britain's “The Economist” that Sweden is forming a new foreign intelligence agency responsible for carrying out covert operations overseas, particularly “monitoring the movements of Russian leaders.” The report said that the Swedish government plans to follow the example of the British Secret Intelligence Service and establish a new agency called the Foreign Intelligence Service. It will operate in collaboration with the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service and take over some of its responsibilities. It is expected that the Swedish parliament will approve this plan on August 13, local time, and the Foreign Intelligence Service will officially start operating in January next year.

On July 26, local time, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt said in an interview with Britain's “The Economist” that Sweden is forming a new foreign intelligence agency responsible for carrying out covert operations overseas, particularly “monitoring the movements of Russian leaders.” The report said that the Swedish government plans to follow the example of the British Secret Intelligence Service and establish a new agency called the Foreign Intelligence Service. It will operate in collaboration with the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service and take over some of its responsibilities. It is expected that the Swedish parliament will approve this plan on August 13, local time, and the Foreign Intelligence Service will officially start operating in January next year.