https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Ukraine plans to buy up to 20 latest model Gripen fighter jets and Sweden will donate 16 older models, the two countries announced as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Sweden. https://www.thelocal.com/20260528/sweden-set-to-send-gripen-jets-to-ukraine Thu, 28 May 2026 08:07:40 +0200 sweden-set-to-send-gripen-jets-to-ukraine Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard slammed Russia's deadly strike on Sumy in Ukraine as 'not the acts of a country that seeks peace'. https://www.thelocal.com/20250416/sweden-condemns-russian-attacks-on-ukraines-cities-and-civilian-population Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:02:31 +0200 sweden-condemns-russian-attacks-on-ukraines-cities-and-civilian-population Sweden will donate 18 of its home-developed Archer mobile artillery systems to Ukraine, the government said, though deliveries are not expected until next year. https://www.thelocal.com/20250313/sweden-to-donate-18-archer-mobile-artillery-systems-to-ukraine Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:07:59 +0100 sweden-to-donate-18-archer-mobile-artillery-systems-to-ukraine Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has warned of "a Yalta-like situation" developing as a result of the US push to negotiate a Ukraine peace deal directly with Russia, to the detriment of all smaller nations. https://www.thelocal.com/20250219/swedish-pm-warns-of-yalta-like-situation-around-ukraine Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:36:34 +0100 swedish-pm-warns-of-yalta-like-situation-around-ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Stockholm to meet leaders from Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. https://www.thelocal.com/20240531/zelensky-arrives-in-stockholm-for-ukraine-nordic-summit Fri, 31 May 2024 12:42:33 +0200 zelensky-arrives-in-stockholm-for-ukraine-nordic-summit Sweden on Wednesday presented its largest military aid package yet to Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.com/20240529/sweden-pledges-more-than-13-billion-kronor-in-military-aid-to-ukraine Wed, 29 May 2024 11:13:33 +0200 sweden-pledges-more-than-13-billion-kronor-in-military-aid-to-ukraine Sweden is putting plans to send Gripen jets to Ukraine on hold, after its partners asked it to wait while the F-16 fighter jets are being introduced. https://www.thelocal.com/20240529/sweden-doesnt-rule-out-sending-gripen-jets-to-ukraine-at-a-later-stage Wed, 29 May 2024 08:40:46 +0200 sweden-doesnt-rule-out-sending-gripen-jets-to-ukraine-at-a-later-stage A new Swedish aid package for Ukraine will help secure the country's energy supply as it defends itself against Russia's attacks. https://www.thelocal.com/20240528/sweden-to-help-keep-ukraines-power-plants-running-despite-russian-attacks Tue, 28 May 2024 15:05:39 +0200 sweden-to-help-keep-ukraines-power-plants-running-despite-russian-attacks Sweden has pledged another 7.1 billion kronor ($682 million) worth of military equipment to Ukraine, in a boost for the country as it struggles to fight off Russia's invasion. https://www.thelocal.com/20240220/sweden-to-send-its-largest-yet-military-aid-package-to-ukraine Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:49:37 +0100 sweden-to-send-its-largest-yet-military-aid-package-to-ukraine Foreign Minister Tobias Billström was due to attend an EU summit in Kyiv along with other EU foreign ministers but was stopped at the Poland-Ukraine border after forgetting his passport. https://www.thelocal.com/20231003/swedish-foreign-minister-misses-kyiv-summit-after-forgetting-passport Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:52:16 +0200 swedish-foreign-minister-misses-kyiv-summit-after-forgetting-passport Sweden's government has announced another aid package for Ukraine, donating ammunition and spare parts for previously donated weapon systems. https://www.thelocal.com/20230815/sweden-to-send-its-13th-military-aid-package-to-ukraine-worth-over-300-million Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:55:23 +0200 sweden-to-send-its-13th-military-aid-package-to-ukraine-worth-over-300-million Sweden has pledged to distribute another six billion kronor in aid to rebuild Ukraine and help it carry out the reforms needed to join the EU. https://www.thelocal.com/20230717/sweden-earmarks-another-six-billion-kronor-to-rebuild-ukraine Mon, 17 Jul 2023 21:24:17 +0200 sweden-earmarks-another-six-billion-kronor-to-rebuild-ukraine Four Ukrainian companies of mechanised infantry are now 'ready for the front' after they were trained by the Swedish Armed Forces. https://www.thelocal.com/20230609/ukrainian-soldiers-trained-at-secret-locations-in-sweden Fri, 09 Jun 2023 07:54:48 +0200 ukrainian-soldiers-trained-at-secret-locations-in-sweden