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| Ambassador with a rainbow. The death of a Swedish gay man could have saved Ukraine from LGBT, but alas |
| 2025-08-26 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Victor Lavrinenko [REGNUM] In Sweden, a story unfolds that begins as a clown show, ends in tragedy, and ends in a clown show again. Indecent photographs of Tobias Thyberg, a high-ranking Swedish diplomat who once represented the kingdom in Ukraine and was photographed with Volodymyr Zelensky, have appeared online. During the investigation of this case, the police captured another high-ranking official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who committed suicide. And the powerful gay lobby stood up for Tiberg. HONORED EXTREMIST In May, the Swedish government's press service announced that the National Security Council (NSC), which operates under the Cabinet of Ministers, had been expanded with a new member: Tobias Thyberg. 49-year-old Olof Tobias Sebastian Thyberg is a well-known and influential person. He is a career diplomat who previously worked in the Swedish embassies in New Delhi, Moscow, as well as in the Kingdom's representation to the European Union in Brussels and in the EU delegation to Georgia. He then headed the Swedish embassy in Afghanistan. Finally, from August 2019 to August 2023, he was the Swedish ambassador to Ukraine. And it was during his work in Kyiv that Tiberg organized a scandal that was quite noticeable at the time. On May 17, the EU celebrated the "International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia." In connection with this, the Swedish embassy in Kyiv raised a rainbow flag over its building on the eve of this date in 2023. At the same time, Tyberg posted a demand on social media that Ukrainian homosexuals " be immediately allowed to enter into partnerships." This caused a strong negative reaction among many Ukrainians - and not only them. Swedish mercenary in the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mikael Skillt said that now even Ukrainian gays have something to worry about besides raising rainbow flags. " Sweden, as always, knows how to stand out! The only rainbow flag in Kiev is hanging on the Swedish embassy," Skillt said indignantly. The ambassador's zealous attitude towards sexual minorities is explained simply: he himself belongs to them and openly lives with his "husband" Florian Fuchner, a German citizen. From the point of view of the Swedish authorities, literally obsessed with “protecting the rights of LGBT*”, Tyberg’s homosexuality is an additional plus to his professional qualities. Therefore, they decided to introduce such a valuable employee to the National Security Council, which operates under the government. However, just a few hours after this appointment, a certain “well-wisher” sent photographs of the new member of the NSC to the government and major Swedish media outlets. THEY DIDN'T LET ME WORK IN PEACE In the photographs obtained by journalists, a naked Tyberg was showing his genitals and committing other obscenities. It turned out that these photographs were originally taken for a special closed dating site intended for homosexuals. Naturally, their owner did not expect that the shameful pictures would become public property. It was not possible to keep the incident a secret, and a commotion began. Tiberg's scheduled working visit to Norway had to be cancelled at the very last minute. The man involved in the scandal began to repent : " These are old photos from my dating account. I should have reported them, but I didn't." Excuses did not help him at the time, as Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson accused Tyberg of irresponsibility. Kristersson found out that the incriminating photos were taken before 2019, but were not deleted in time. " Since then, he has been given several different positions in government agencies. For example, he was the Swedish ambassador to Ukraine," the prime minister was indignant. In his opinion, Tyberg's behavior could "pose a threat to the country's security" since he himself gave himself a reason to disgrace himself. What if they started blackmailing him, threatening to make incriminating evidence public? As a result, Tobias Thyberg had to resign: not because he was homosexual, but because he had neglected security measures, making himself a potential victim of blackmail. The authoritative Swedish security expert Patrik Oksanen loudly declared that the omnipresent Russian special services were certainly involved. In support of his point of view, he cites the fact that the defamatory letters were sent from the ProtonMail mail service, which has a message encryption function. And who can use this service, created, by the way, by employees of the European Organization for Nuclear Research? Of course, only Russian special services, even a baby would understand that. Although it is much more likely that the scandalous mailing was carried out by one of the Swedish homosexuals who registered on the dating site and for some reason had a grudge against Tiberg. MYSTERIOUS DEATH In the next act of this story, the Swedish Security Police (SaPo) began searching for the “perpetrator” who dared to so cruelly defame the reputation of a high-ranking official. The "Saposhniki" conducted a search in the house of a certain employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a man in his fifties - his name has not yet been reported. A few hours after this search, the man was found dead - according to the Expressen publication, he committed suicide. The Swedish Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of its employee, but did not provide any additional information. However, the unflattering details that the Foreign Ministry wanted to hide soon began to emerge. It turns out that the day before his death, this man was not only searched, but also arrested on suspicion of espionage. But he was soon released due to lack of evidence, although the charges were not dropped. Immediately after his release, the diplomat sought medical attention and filed a police report of violence and misconduct by security service officers. Despite assurances from SaPo members that the arrest and search were calm, witnesses to the incident claim that this was not the case at all. Several masked men broke down the diplomat's apartment without warning, yelled at him and beat him. Swedish Foreign Ministry officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they were very upset by the death of their colleague. One of them cried and said: "They killed him." According to media reports, the diplomat's arrest was connected to Tobias Thyberg's intimate homosexual photographs and his hasty resignation. Apparently, SaPo suspected the deceased of being the one who sent out the letters with the photographs that undermined the diplomat's career. Moreover, the Security Police suspects that this MFA employee was a Russian spy on a mission. It was then that such a hardened Russophobe as former Prime Minister Carl Bildt stood up for the deceased, saying that he valued the deceased very much, since he was “a very talented, qualified and valuable employee.” So the deceased was not seen as a person who had been the subject of espionage. A minute of silence was observed in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some of the deceased's colleagues cried at the funeral service. According to the employees, an atmosphere of panic reigned in the ministry. ORIENTATION SAVED ME The actions of the Security Police officers are being investigated by the prosecutor's office, but nothing has been reported about the results yet. There are also no official versions about who actually sent out the photos. And recently a new chapter was added to the scandalous story. In August, it was revealed that Tobias Thyberg was back in his former position as head of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia department at the Swedish Foreign Ministry. He was said to have undergone extensive security checks and been found fit for duty. The reason why Tiberg managed to get away with it so easily is, of course, again due to his orientation. After all, if anything happened, he could have declared that he was being “oppressed” as a gay man, and then the authorities would have faced long and unpleasant proceedings. And Sweden continues to actively bring LGBT “ideals” to Ukraine. The Prime Minister recently supported Thyberg's demand from two years ago and, on behalf of his country, demanded that Kyiv change the law and allow same-sex marriages. According to Ulf Kristersson, this is one of the most important demands for rapprochement with the EU. He made it clear that if Kyiv does not abandon the traditional concept of marriage, Sweden will vote against Ukraine's admission to the EU. Moving from words to action, the Prime Minister organized a reception for representatives of the gay community* right in his official residence, Sager House. Ukrainian servicemen who had come to Sweden to discuss cooperation issues were also invited. According to the Swedish prime minister, young Ukrainian soldiers are not only "part of the resistance against Russia", but also "a living expression of the liberal values for which Ukraine is fighting". Since all of these statements by Kristersson caused far from only a positive response, the government of the kingdom decided that it was time to back down a little. The Swedish Minister for EU Affairs, Jessica Rosenkrantz, tried to downplay her boss’s words. She was forced to admit that “EU legislation does not require its member states or candidate countries to include in their legislation exactly the same concept of LGBT* marriage (as in Sweden. — Author’s note).” However, there is no doubt that the EU will continue the work begun by Tiberg – “bending” Ukraine to the standards of same-sex tolerance: as we can see, there are no obstacles to this at all. |
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