Sweden scraps plans for 13 offshore windfarms over Russia security fears

Decision comes after military concludes projects would complicate defending Nato's newest member against attack

Sweden has vetoed plans for 13 offshore windfarms in the Baltic Sea, citing unacceptable security risks.

The country's defence minister, Pal Jonson, said on Monday that the government had rejected plans for all but one of 14 windfarms planned along the east coast.