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Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in Gotland

How Sweden's idyllic Gotland island could become a strategic 'watchtower' in the north to keep an eye on Vladimir Putin

A Swedish holiday island could determine the future security of one of the world’s most important seas. (ABC News: Andrew Greaves)

On the quiet holiday island Ottilia Soderstrom calls home, the idea of war feels a world away. Yet, suddenly, there's talk of army and artillery right on her doorstep. 

She's lived on Gotland, Sweden's largest island, since moving here about a year ago with her family in pursuit of peaceful life and great kitesurfing conditions after years spent abroad.

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