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Sweden and Denmark order $2.3B in IFVs, 40 units to aid Ukraine

Sweden and Denmark announced a major order for infantry fighting vehicles, including 40 destined for Ukraine, local media reported on Dec. 6.

6 December 2024, 05:48 PM

Second Baltic Sea communications cable damaged

An undersea communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden has been damaged in the Baltic Sea, public broadcaster LRT reported on Nov. 18.

19 November 2024, 12:57 AM

IKEA completes Russia exit with sale of warehouse near Moscow

IKEA's owner, Sweden's Ingka Group, sold its warehouse in Russia, marking the company's complete exit from the country, The Moscow Times reported on Nov. 8.

8 November 2024, 01:07 PM

Norway, Sweden to provide $609 million in aid to Ukraine

Norway will provide Ukraine with a new aid package worth EUR 500 million ($541 million), while Sweden is set to contribute EUR 63 million ($68 million), Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre announced on Oct. 28.

29 October 2024, 02:06 AM

Russia may target Sweden amid Baltic Sea tensions, says Paul Johnson

Russia, which has repeatedly threatened NATO, may target Sweden to gain control of the Baltic Sea, Swedish Defense Minister Paul Johnson said in an interview with Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita on Oct. 10.

10 October 2024, 01:47 PM

Sweden’s Saab to invest in Ukraine’s defense industry

Swedish defense company Saab is developing plans for joint manufacturing ventures with Ukrainian defense contractors, CEO Micael Johansson said on Sept. 25.

25 September 2024, 09:49 PM

Sweden announces new €400 million military aid package for Ukraine

On Sept. 9, the Swedish government announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth 4.6 billion Swedish kronor (approximately €400 million).

9 September 2024, 06:40 PM

Sweden commits $49 million to support Ukraine's energy sector

Sweden will provide an additional SEK 500 million ($49 million) to help repair Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of the coming winter, the Swedish government announced on Sept. 5.

6 September 2024, 01:24 AM

NATO to deploy 5,000 troops to Finland amid escalating tensions with Russia

Helsinki has approved the deployment of a NATO armored brigade, consisting of 4,000 to 5,000 troops, on its territory near the Russian border, the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti wrote on Aug. 22, citing sources in the Alliance and the country’s security services.

23 August 2024, 08:36 AM

Ukraine declines Swedish Gripen jet offer, prefers F-16s

Sweden was prepared to provide Ukraine with Gripen fighter jets, but Kyiv has currently declined the offer, Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Tobias Billström said in an interview with Voice of America on July 10.

11 July 2024, 01:28 PM

Summary of NATO 75th Anniversary Summit on Ukraine war, Russian partnerships, and war crimes

The 32 NATO countries approved the final declaration of the Alliance's summit in Washington on July 10, where NATO pledged to allocate €40 billion in aid to Ukraine in 2025 and confirmed that Ukraine's path to membership in the Alliance is irreversible.

11 July 2024, 12:29 PM

Russia aims to divide EU and NATO, says Swedish DM

Russia is highly interested in dividing allies within the EU and NATO, Swedish Defense Minister Pål Johnson said, according to the European newspaper Bild on June 29.

30 June 2024, 02:19 PM

Ukraine strengthens defense network with new European security agreements

During the recent Ukraine-Northern Europe summit in Stockholm on May 31, Ukraine finalized three additional security agreements with Sweden, Iceland, and Norway, collectively committing over 14 billion euros in military aid to Kyiv.

4 June 2024, 05:19 PM

Ukraine inks bilateral security agreement with Norway

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bilateral security agreement with Norway in Sweden on May 31, as announced at a press conference during the third Ukraine-Northern Europe summit.

31 May 2024, 04:16 PM

Ukraine set to ink three major security pacts at Stockholm summit

"Today, Ukraine will sign three security agreements that will ensure projected defense and other comprehensive support for a long period," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Telegram on May 31.

31 May 2024, 12:50 PM

Kyiv to receive two ASC 890 AEW&C aircraft in Sweden’s largest military aid package

Ukraine will receive two ASC 890 radar surveillance and control aircraft from Stockholm as part of a €1.16 billion ($1.23 billion) military aid package, the largest to date, announced on May 29, the Swedish Prime Minister’s press secretary Tom Samuelsson wrote on X on the same day.

30 May 2024, 12:51 PM

Sweden no longer considering arming Ukraine with Gripen jets

Ukraine still needs Swedish Gripen fighter jets, despite Stockholm halting the program exploring the feasibility of transferring them to Kyiv, Ukrainian Ambassador to Sweden Andrii Plakhotniuk said on May 29.

29 May 2024, 08:39 PM

Sweden’s pledge to supply ASC 890 aircraft: Potential impact on airborne surveillance and control

Sweden announced on May 29 that it will provide Ukraine with an ASC 890 airborne surveillance and control aircraft as part of a new $1.23 billion military aid package.

29 May 2024, 07:01 PM

Ukrainian pilot training on Swedish ASC 890 AEW&C aircraft may already be completed in secret — expert

Sweden’s 16th and largest military aid package includes an ASC 890 radar reconnaissance and control aircraft, a military expert and former SBU officer Ivan Stupak explained how Ukraine can use it on Radio NV on May 29.

29 May 2024, 04:04 PM

Sweden to allocate record $1.2 billion military aid package to Ukraine, including reconnaissance aircraft

Sweden has announced its largest military aid package to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion - worth 13 billion Swedish crowns ($1.23 billion), the Swedish government said in its statement on May 29.

29 May 2024, 02:38 PM

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