https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The 12.9 billion kronor in military aid for Ukraine is focused primarily on air defence capabilities. https://www.thelocal.se/20260220/sweden-pledges-12-9-billion-kronor-for-ukraine-air-defence Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:06:57 +0100 sweden-pledges-12-9-billion-kronor-for-ukraine-air-defence Sweden and Denmark announced on Tuesday that they plan to procure air defence systems worth 2.6 billion kronor ($290 million) for Ukraine, as the war-torn country struggles to fend off massive Russian bombardments. https://www.thelocal.se/20260203/sweden-and-denmark-pledge-290-million-to-ukraine-air-defence Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:54:22 +0100 sweden-and-denmark-pledge-290-million-to-ukraine-air-defence Sweden and Ukraine announced on Thursday that they had signed a letter of intent to establish a hub in Ukraine to develop new weapons technologies. https://www.thelocal.se/20251107/sweden-to-set-up-joint-weapons-development-hub-in-ukraine Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:54:15 +0100 sweden-to-set-up-joint-weapons-development-hub-in-ukraine Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday that Sweden and Ukraine had signed a letter of intent to develop air capabilities, which could see Ukraine buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets. https://www.thelocal.se/20251022/sweden-and-ukraine-sign-letter-of-intent-to-supply-gripen-fighters Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:26:33 +0200 sweden-and-ukraine-sign-letter-of-intent-to-supply-gripen-fighters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Sweden on Wednesday where the two countries will make a "defence export" announcement, the Swedish government said. https://www.thelocal.se/20251022/sweden-says-zelensky-to-visit-for-defence-export-announcement Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:56:43 +0200 sweden-says-zelensky-to-visit-for-defence-export-announcement The Swedish government announced on Thursday that it plans to spend 100 billion kronor (around 9.1 billion euros) on support for Ukraine over the next two years, starting with a new delivery or ammunition, drones and Archer air defence systems. https://www.thelocal.se/20250911/sweden-promises-ukraine-100-billion-kronor-in-military-and-civil-support Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:06:01 +0200 sweden-promises-ukraine-100-billion-kronor-in-military-and-civil-support Sweden, Norway and Denmark will donate equipment and munitions worth $500 million to Ukraine, under a new scheme to speed deliveries from American stockpiles, Stockholm said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20250805/sweden-norway-and-denmark-to-donate-500m-in-arms-to-ukraine Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:54:56 +0200 sweden-norway-and-denmark-to-donate-500m-in-arms-to-ukraine A petition urging Sweden not to leave Ukrainian citizens in limbo has gathered more than 10,000 signatures. https://www.thelocal.se/20250528/petition-urges-sweden-to-secure-ukrainians-right-to-stay-in-the-country Wed, 28 May 2025 13:03:29 +0200 petition-urges-sweden-to-secure-ukrainians-right-to-stay-in-the-country 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.se/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 16 billion kronor ($1.6 billion) in military aid to Ukraine, the government said on Monday - the largest military aid package from the Nordic country since Russia's 2022 invasion. https://www.thelocal.se/20250331/sweden-makes-largest-military-donation-to-ukraine-since-invasion Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:32:41 +0200 sweden-makes-largest-military-donation-to-ukraine-since-invasion 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.se/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 Several hundred Americans turned up outside the US embassy in Stockholm to voice their disagreement with President Donald Trump's policy on Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.se/20250310/we-are-shocked-americans-in-sweden-rally-in-support-of-ukraine Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:01:45 +0100 we-are-shocked-americans-in-sweden-rally-in-support-of-ukraine Sweden is willing to send 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. https://www.thelocal.se/20250303/swedish-pm-willing-to-send-peacekeepers-to-ukraine Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:13:00 +0100 swedish-pm-willing-to-send-peacekeepers-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.se/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 Sweden said it would not rule out sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine after a peace deal has been negotiated. https://www.thelocal.se/20250217/sweden-not-ruling-out-sending-peacekeeping-troops-to-ukraine Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:15:29 +0100 sweden-not-ruling-out-sending-peacekeeping-troops-to-ukraine Sweden and Denmark have signed a contract with a Swedish military equipment manufacturer for 205 armoured combat vehicles to replenish their stocks after donations to Ukraine, the Swedish government said Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20241206/sweden-and-denmark-to-spend-billions-on-joint-combat-vehicle-order Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:48:35 +0100 sweden-and-denmark-to-spend-billions-on-joint-combat-vehicle-order Sweden said there are no firm plans at the moment to send fighter jets to Ukraine, as it donated another $443 million including assault crafts and air defence systems. https://www.thelocal.se/20240910/sweden-pledges-another-443-million-in-military-aid-to-ukraine Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:29:47 +0200 sweden-pledges-another-443-million-in-military-aid-to-ukraine Sweden has announced plans to send 13 diesel-powered backup generators to Ukraine as several urban hubs are suffering long periods without electricity after Russian attacks on power plants. https://www.thelocal.se/20240719/sweden-to-donate-13-backup-generators-to-ukraine Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:02:31 +0200 sweden-to-donate-13-backup-generators-to-ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Stockholm to meet leaders from Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. https://www.thelocal.se/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.se/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