Sweden will provide the Saab-made Tridon guns and, alongside Lithuania, the Saab RBS 70 launchers. Ireland is providing the Giraffe radars, also made by Saab in Sweden. The radars detect targets for the missiles and guns to shoot down.
Swedish police have been investigating the suspected sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, connecting Germany and Finland. A series of undersea cables and gas pipelines have been damaged in suspected attacks since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022,
The governments of Sweden and Norway have announced plans to bolster Ukraine's defence industry with financial contributions.
Sweden announced it will boost Ukraine's air defenses with a new aid package just one day after Russia's largest drone strike.
French Minister Delegate for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Canada's
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly summit in New York City, U.S., September 24, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File photo OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stressed in a call on Thursday that any talks to end the war with Russia must include Kyiv at the negotiating table,
Sweden's former prime minister Carl Bildt has accused Russia of working with the US to undermine Ukraine's position.
In its latest commentary, the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter emphasizes that the traditional concept of the West is disappearing. According to the newspaper, the United States is getting closer to Russia,
Sweden is willing to sending troops to serve as peacekeepers in Ukraine, so long as US security guarantees are in place, the country's prime minister, Ulf Kristersson said on Sunday.
Sweden has announced a transfer of air defense systems worth 1.2 billion Swedish krona (approximately $113 million) to Ukraine, Svenska Dagbladet reported on Feb. 23.