Sweden

Sweden is Prepared to Make Foreign Submarine Surface With Armed Force Sweden’s armed forces chief said Tuesday that the military would attempt to force a suspected Russian submarine that has intruded into its waters to come to the surface 22.10.14 23:21 146 097 448 World

Russia to take "military-technical measures" if Sweden joins NATO, - Lavrov Russia is set to adopt "military-technical measures" should Sweden accede to NATO. 29.04.16 09:38 82 727 307 World

Russia ordered employee of Swedish Embassy in Moscow out of the country A senior official of the Embassy of Sweden in the Russian Federation was declared persona non grata. 03.08.15 23:16 35 640 264 Incidents

"We Must Never Accept the Annexation of Crimea to Ensure There would be no Other Crimean Scenario" - Swedish Foreign Minister Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt believes that Europe should never recognize the annexation of Crimea otherwise this could happen again in the future. 08.07.14 17:57 26 554 225 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Russian Fighter Jets Violated Sweden's Airspace Two Russian fighter jets violated Swedish airspace on Wednesday, prompting the government to request an urgent report from the Armed Forces. 19.09.14 10:11 89 177 172 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

39-year-old man from Uzbekistan accused of terrorist attack in Stockholm, - Telegraph The suspect arrested over a deadly terror attack in Stockholm is a 39-year-old father-of-four from Uzbekistan. 08.04.17 10:58 39 987 170 World

"RED CARD PUTIN": Swedish Rally Against Putin's Policies. Russian Fans Put Up a Fight. PHOTOS+VIDEO The rally against the policies of President Vladimir Putin took place Thursday evening near Friends Arena in Stockholm before the Euro 2016 qualifying match between Sweden and Russia (The score was 1:1). 10.10.14 10:26 67 606 162 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

EU Actively Discusses Ukraine's Accession, Head of Swedish Parliament Says Chairman of the Swedish Kingdom’s Riksdag Urban Ahlin stated that the European Union is discussing the idea of Ukraine's accession to the EU. 10.10.14 16:12 60 812 147 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Russia occupies entire Luhansk region in response to accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO - Shoigu In response to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, Russia intends to occupy the entire territory of Luhansk region and to form new military units in the west of the country. 20.05.22 16:14 42 518 127 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Decision is historically wrong, - Zelenskyi on refusal to accept Ukraine to NATO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi considers the refusal to admit Ukraine to NATO "a historically wrong decision". 08.07.22 13:34 12 192 118 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine agrees with Sweden on transfer of Gripen fighter jets - Zhovkva Ukraine and Sweden are negotiating to provide Kyiv with Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets. 14.07.24 16:34 7 025 118

First of 150 Swedish Gripen fighter jets will arrive in Ukraine next year, - Zelenskyy. VIDEO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the first of 150 Swedish Gripen fighter jets would be delivered next year. 25.10.25 17:15 26 059 130 Previously in trend: Gripen fighter jets for Ukraine

"We don't care how many countries to destroy - 28 or 32," - State Duma Deputy Zhuravlyov on accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. VIDEO Russian State Duma deputy Alexei Zhuravlyov said Russia's war with NATO would be nuclear and he did not care how many countries joined the alliance. 19.05.22 11:51 26 337 111 Society

Putin's threats towards Finns disappoint. Russia may not decide who will join NATO, - Vershbow Russia has no right to decide for Finland or Sweden whether these countries may join NATO. 08.07.16 10:46 38 358 107 World

Turkey opposes Finland and Sweden joining NATO as "refuge for terrorist organizations", - Erdogan Turkey does not view the intention of Sweden and Finland to join NATO. Because he considers the Scandinavian countries a refuge for "terrorist organizations". 13.05.22 15:13 20 983 100 World

Turkey has blocked start of talks on Finland and Sweden joining NATO Turkey has blocked NATO's initial decision to process Finland's and Sweden's applications to join the Alliance, calling into question hopes that the two Scandinavian countries will join soon. 18.05.22 17:31 9 030 99 World

Sweden granted Ukraine permission to use its weapons on territory of Russian Federation Ukraine will be able to use Swedish weapons to strike at Russian territory. 26.05.24 19:56 17 238 95 World

Former head of Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office Kazak registered as disabled, sued for pension and left for Sweden, - media Former head of the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office Dmytro Kazak, while abroad, won a pension of over 156,000 hryvnias in a Ukrainian court. 11.01.26 08:03 39 627 167 Previously in trend: Fake disability Pensions for prosecutors Prosecutors’ wealth

Russia's endorsement of mock elections in Donbas is grave breach of Minsk agreements, Swedish Foreign Minister says The endorsement of the Russian Federation of the fake elections scheduled by the pro-Russian militants in the east of Ukraine is a blatant violation of the Minsk agreements. 18.09.15 20:12 7 990 87 Incidents

Footage captures scene of Stockholm truck terror attack. VIDEO The truck, steered onto a busy sidewalk of Swedish Stockholm, stopped only after ramming into a corner of the building. 07.04.17 18:32 80 422 85 Incidents

Finland and Sweden joining NATO will not bring security to Europe, - Peskov Russian President Dmitry Peskov's spokesman said Sweden and Finland's intentions to join NATO would not bring security to the European region. 11.04.22 13:52 24 931 85 World

Sweden announces largest aid package to Ukraine worth more than €600 million: warships, underwater weapons and Robot 70 air defense systems. LIST Sweden has announced a 15th package of military aid for Ukraine worth SEK 7.1 billion (EUR 630 million). The package includes Stridsbåt 90-class combat boats. 20.02.24 10:53 16 560 84 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Zelensky: Tomorrow and day after tomorrow, I will have negotiations regarding provision of Western fighter jets to Ukraine In the next two days, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, will hold negotiations with several countries regarding the provision of modern aviation to Ukraine. 19.08.23 17:18 4 720 82 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Sweden was asked to suspend plans to supply Gripen to Ukraine, - Minister of Defense Jönsson Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonsson said that some countries asked Stockholm to wait to send Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine. 28.05.24 14:13 33 532 81 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Hostilities in Ukraine have come to impasse. There is no end in sight to war - Commander-in-Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Büden Neither Russia nor Ukraine has enough influence to win the war militarily. 22.05.24 15:51 10 188 81 Previously in trend: War

Sweden will transfer ASC 890 radar reconnaissance aircraft to Ukraine The Swedish government presented the 16th and largest package of military aid to Ukraine in the total amount of SEK 13.3 billion. 29.05.24 10:50 17 019 79 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Eight countries at UN condemn Russia's aggression against Ukraine Eight Nordic and Baltic states strongly support Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. 21.02.20 11:23 5 524 78 Ukrainian Politics

Erdogan strongly opposes Sweden's and Finland's accession to NATO Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said he will "say no" to Sweden's and Finland's NATO membership. 19.05.22 18:22 14 140 78 World

Parliament of Hungary again failed to ratify Sweden’s application to NATO On Monday, the Hungarian ruling party "Fidesz" did not appear at an extraordinary meeting initiated by the opposition, where the ratification of Sweden’s entry into the North Atlantic Alliance was supposed to be considered. 31.07.23 17:19 10 424 77 World

Zakharova threatens Sweden and Finland because of possibility of joining NATO: Negative consequences are obvious The Russian side claims that the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO could have negative consequences. In particular, to instability in northern Europe. 15.04.22 14:36 24 634 77 Previously in trend: War

Turkey will not support Sweden’s membership in NATO - Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan commented on Quran burning demonstration in Stockholm the day before. In this regard, he said that Ankara would not support Sweden’s application for NATO membership. 23.01.23 20:25 10 023 77 World

Stockholm teens say Russian journalists attempted to bribe them for "action" on camera Teens in Rinkeby area of Stockholm told Danish radio they were offered money by a Russian TV crew in exchange for 'action' on camera. 07.03.17 12:07 36 245 74 World

Sweden officially becomes 32nd member of NATO On Thursday, 7 March, Sweden officially joined the North Atlantic Alliance. It became the 32nd member of NATO. 07.03.24 16:15 6 642 71 World

Putin threatens "response" to NATO's military infrastructure expansion in Alliance territories The expansion of NATO's military infrastructure in the territories of the member states will provoke a response from Russia. 16.05.22 15:40 18 539 71 Previously in trend: War

Turkey will support Finland's and Sweden's membership in NATO at Madrid summit. VIDEO Turkey will support the invitation of Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO. 28.06.22 21:46 9 654 67 World

'I call on Russia to immediately release Nadiia Savchenko and other Ukrainian nationals who have been illegally detained', - Wallström Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallström has called on Russia to immediately release Savchenko and other Ukrainian nationals illegally detained on numerous occasions. 13.03.16 17:43 6 478 67 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Sweden to announce delivery of Archer self-propelled gun to Ukraine tomorrow - media On January 19, the Swedish government may announce the transfer of the Archer air defense system to Ukraine. 18.01.23 20:31 11 544 67 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Russia threatening Baltics with nuclear weapons through NATO enlargement If Sweden and Finland join NATO, Russia could withdraw nuclear weapons from the Baltic. In particular, ships with appropriate missiles. 14.04.22 13:40 23 566 63 World

Finland will not join NATO without Sweden, - Niiniste Finland does not plan to join NATO separately from Sweden if problems with Turkey slow down the accession of a neighboring country. 12.06.22 18:38 8 556 63 World

Sweden will send Archer SPA to Ukraine, - Foreign Minister Billstrom Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said that his country will send Archer self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine to repel Russian invaders. 10.01.23 21:20 17 828 62 World

Results of 7th "Ramstein": Air defense from Sweden, HAWK from Spain, ammunition from Germany, Greece and Poland The seventh meeting of the Contact Group on Defence of Ukraine was very successful. 16.11.22 21:55 18 773 60 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Putin may not have plan, but obeys imperial instinct and seeks weak points, - Bildt Swedish diplomat Carl Bildt believes that the West's support of the independence of Russia's neighbors will gradually force Russian leadership to give up its "imperial instincts." 19.01.17 13:42 8 897 60 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Sweden will provide Ukraine with Archer self-propelled guns, 50 CV90 APCs, and NLAW, - Ministry of Defense Sweden will transfer about 50 CV90 infantry fighting vehicles and Archer self-propelled artillery installations to Ukraine. 19.01.23 12:09 17 664 59 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Sweden will not transfer Gripen fighters to Ukraine yet, they are needed for its own defense, - Prime Minister Kristersson Sweden needs Gripen fighters for its own defense, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said. 21.08.23 13:22 6 604 59 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Surveillance camera footage of Stockholm attack published on Internet. VIDEO The surveillance camera recorded a moment when panicked shoppers dodged a terrorist truck hurtling towards them by piling inside a clothes store. 08.04.17 11:27 99 912 58 World

Sweden, as fourth largest Ukraine’s contributor, insists on tangible results of reform, Minister for Enterprise and Innovation says One of Ukraine’s major reforms must be the one of the system combating corruption. 13.06.16 16:24 5 084 58 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Aid to Ukraine

Sweden Foreign Minister Wallstrom arrives in Kyiv to discuss Russian aggression Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom arrived in Kyiv last night to discuss the issue of continuation of Ukrainian reforms and Russia's aggression in the Donbas with Ukrainian leaders. 28.11.16 09:11 4 701 58 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine would like to receive "Archer" howitzers and SAMs "RBS-70" from Sweden, - Kuleba Ukraine would like to receive Archer howitzers, SAMs "RBS-70 ", and more shells for artillery systems from Sweden. 29.08.22 13:36 9 111 56 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War