What is the importance of Gotland Island to NATO defense in Europe? Could Russia effectively take over that island without causing a war with NATO countries? - Quora
![Reconstruction of Visby during the Middle Ages. Located on the island of Gotland (Sweden), it was a flourishing center of trade and crafts, and an important member of the Hanseatic League, earning Reconstruction of Visby during the Middle Ages. Located on the island of Gotland (Sweden), it was a flourishing center of trade and crafts, and an important member of the Hanseatic League, earning](https://preview.redd.it/reconstruction-of-visby-during-the-middle-ages-located-on-v0-1axh676x69gc1.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=406eb829722ed73066acd5765137174a0d48175c)
Reconstruction of Visby during the Middle Ages. Located on the island of Gotland (Sweden), it was a flourishing center of trade and crafts, and an important member of the Hanseatic League, earning
![Sky's Europe correspondent Siobhan Robbins explains why the Swedish holiday island of Gotland is just so important to NATO. Sky's Europe correspondent Siobhan Robbins explains why the Swedish holiday island of Gotland is just so important to NATO.](https://e3.365dm.com/22/05/1600x900/6fff679cb2284e4f0beb9fada79f704d47b1cff17908a1c2e67540dd83f7b3a5_5774412.jpg?20220517131451)
Sky's Europe correspondent Siobhan Robbins explains why the Swedish holiday island of Gotland is just so important to NATO.
![Swedish troops train to defend NATO's new strategic Baltic outpost on Gotland | WION Originals - YouTube Swedish troops train to defend NATO's new strategic Baltic outpost on Gotland | WION Originals - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HFtswjCwXZs/hqdefault.jpg)
Swedish troops train to defend NATO's new strategic Baltic outpost on Gotland | WION Originals - YouTube
![Sweden will strengthen its military presence on the strategically important NATO island of Gotland in the Sweden will strengthen its military presence on the strategically important NATO island of Gotland in the](https://topwar.ru/uploads/posts/2024-03/shvedskie-voennye-sajt-mosh.webp)
Sweden will strengthen its military presence on the strategically important NATO island of Gotland in the
![Gotland and Åland on the Baltic chessboard – Swedish and Finnish concerns | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies Gotland and Åland on the Baltic chessboard – Swedish and Finnish concerns | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies](https://www.osw.waw.pl/sites/default/files/image/gotland_and_aland_islands.png)