Foreign Minister Kuleba is on a visit to Sweden.
Sweden will provide Ukraine with an aid package worth almost 1 billion crowns As the Prime Minister of Sweden reported, half of this amount is military aid, and half is support for the Ukrainian economy.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said during a meeting with by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, that her country will support Ukraine as long as it is necessary. The new tranche of aid will amount to almost a billion crowns.
The first part is military aid. It includes half a billion Swedish crowns. And it will consist of the equipment requested by Ukraine, and will be compatible with what other countries supply, – said Magdalena Andersson. The details of the military aid are unknown, but the Ukrainian minister said during the meeting that Kyiv was primarily looking for howitzers and missiles. Earlier, Sweden sent anti-tank weapons, body armor and equipment for sappers to Ukraine. It is not yet known when the new tranche of military aid will arrive in Ukraine, reports “Polish Radio”. UN.
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On Monday, Dagens Nyheter published an appeal by former high-ranking Swedish officials who called on the government to send Ukraine “one of the world's best Archer FH77 BW artillery systems.” “This type of weapon is extremely necessary for Ukraine,” it was noted.
During his press conference, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, during his visit to Stockholm, emphasized that military aid “is the best way to save the lives of civilians.” – While the war continues, we will ask for more weapons to be able to defend ourselves and Europe, – he emphasized. In Stockholm, Dmytro Kuleba also met with the head of Swedish diplomacy Ann Linde, Minister of Development Assistance Matilda Ernkrans, as well as with politicians of the parliamentary opposition.
“Thankful for the additional 100 million dollars of support, including 50 million dollars of military aid. I emphasized that the best way to spend them and save lives is to provide archers and air defense systems,” Kuleba wrote on Twitter.
I was received by @SwedishPM Magdalena Andersson following up on her agreements with @ZelenskyyUa. Grateful for the extra $100 million of support, including $50 million in military aid. I stressed that the best way to spend it and save lives is to provide Archers and air defense systems. pic.twitter.com/Jd3GAGUSHV
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) August 29, 2022
We remind you that Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson announced aid to Ukraine during the summit of the Crimean Platform in Kyiv. Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist also suggested that the kingdom will produce weapons for Ukraine.
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It was also reported that Sweden will send instructors to Britain to train the Ukrainian military.
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