Sweden

Ukrainian pilots underwent familiarization training on Gripen fighters, - Minister of Defense of Sweden Jonson Ukrainian pilots underwent introductory training on Swedish-made Gripen fighters. 14.09.23 14:57 5 796 54 World

Sweden will consider possibility of transferring Gripen fighters to Ukraine, - mass media In the near future, the Swedish government may instruct its Armed Forces to study the possibility of transferring Gripen fighters to Ukraine. 12.09.23 14:53 4 073 54 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Sweden banned Tetra Pak from delivering its products to Russia Sweden National Trade Council has not allowed packaging giant Tetra Pak to import its products to Russia. 12.06.22 20:23 8 978 51 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Pidhrushna won bronze at International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Sweden Biathlon World Cup sprint race among women came to an end in Ostersund (Sweden). 05.12.15 17:29 13 268 51 Sport

Ihnat on possibility of transferring Swedish Gripen fighters to Ukraine: Not bad option for us Currently, the possibility of transferring Swedish Gripen fighters to Ukraine is being considered. 10.12.23 11:03 6 911 50 War in Ukraine

Ukraine needs Gripen fighters from Sweden, - Ambassador Plakhotniuk Ukraine needs Gripen fighters, which Sweden can provide. 29.05.24 18:58 4 177 50 World

Swedish Archer self-propelled artillery system are firing on occupiers in Donetsk region. PHOTOS Artillerymen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed Russian troops with Archer self-propelled howitzer system in January 2024 in the Donetsk region. 03.01.24 23:00 10 471 49 Previously in trend: War

Truck ploughs into pedestrians in Stockholm, - The Telegraph A truck drove onto a busy sidewalk of one of the main streets of the Swedish capital and rammed into the corner of a department store. 07.04.17 16:58 31 951 48 Incidents

Orban’s MPs boycott vote in Hungarian parliament on Sweden’s NATO membership MPs from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party boycotted a parliamentary session on Sweden’s accession to NATO, which will further slow down the country’s accession to the Alliance. 05.02.24 17:29 10 016 46 World

Sweden has officially decided to join NATO Sweden's ruling Social Democrats have said they support the country's accession to NATO. 15.05.22 18:31 5 900 45 World

Sweden opposed a total ban on visas for Russians The Swedish government wants to see restrictions, but not a complete suspension of visa issuance to Russian citizens. 21.08.22 21:57 6 587 44 World

Sweden will transfer eight Archer artillery units to Ukraine The Swedish government has decided to transfer eight Archer self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine. 16.03.23 18:58 7 268 44 World

Putin knows flattery works on Trump and uses impressive arsenal, - former Swedish PM Bildt Carl Bildt, Co-Chairman of the European Council on Foreign Relations and former Prime Minister of Sweden, responded to an interview with Tucker Carlson, Special Envoy of US President Steve Witkoff. 22.03.25 12:48 3 772 90 Previously in trend: Trump and Putin’s conversation

We are counting on start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to EU under Sweden’s presidency of Council of EU, - Zelensky The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, held an online meeting with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson. 06.01.23 14:32 1 988 42 Previously in trend: War

Ukrainian pilots are already training on Swedish Gripen fighters, - Zelensky Ukrainian pilots are already undergoing familiarization training on Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighters 19.08.23 17:03 7 745 41 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Sweden reopens military conscription amid Russia's Baltic military drills, - BBC Swedish MPs backed the country's government decision to reintroduce military conscription. 02.03.17 19:26 11 988 41 World

Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson on sending troops to Ukraine: Not relevant now Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that the issue of sending troops to Ukraine is not relevant for his country at the moment. 27.02.24 12:12 3 399 40 Previously in trend: War

"Hanging" of Erdogan’s scarecrow: Turkey canceled invitation to speaker of Swedish parliament The speaker of the Turkish parliament has canceled an invitation to his Swedish colleague Andreas Norlen to visit Ankara next week after the "hanging" of a dummy of Turkish President Erdogan in Stockholm. 14.01.23 11:59 7 390 40 World

Kremlin will try to create "something like North Korea" in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, - Bildt Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt warns that the Kremlin will try to create state formations in the temporarily occupied territories to oppose them to an independent Ukraine. 01.04.22 09:41 11 894 38 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Hungary will ratify applications of Sweden and Finland to join NATO by end of year, - Minister Gulyash Hungary and Turkey are the only NATO countries that have not yet ratified the accession of Sweden and Finland to the alliance. 23.10.22 18:05 3 457 38 World

Finland does not exclude involvement of Russia to disruption of Sweden’s introduction into NATO Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto does not exclude Russia’s involvement in burning the Koran during a protest in Sweden last week, which is why Turkey refused to support this country’s accession to NATO. 28.01.23 17:57 5 811 38 World

Ukraine will sign three security agreements at once today - Zelenskyy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Stockholm for the third Ukraine-Northern Europe summit. Security agreements are expected to be signed. 31.05.24 10:56 3 545 37 World

Sweden will supply short-range anti-ship missile systems to Ukraine The Swedish government has decided to supply the Ukrainian army with RBS-17 anti-ship short-range missile systems. 06.06.22 14:39 11 985 36 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Swedish ASC 890 radar reconnaissance aircraft will serve as reinforcement of "eyes" of F-16 - Air Force The radar reconnaissance and control aircraft (ASC 890), which Sweden is transferring to Ukraine, will serve, in particular, as reinforcements for Western F-16 fighters. It is an analogue of the Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft. 30.05.24 10:38 4 602 35 War in Ukraine

Zelenskyi invites Sweden to join investigation into UIA plane crash President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in a phone conversation with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden, Stefan Löfven, expressed condolences to the families of the Swedish citizens killed in the UIA plane crash in Iran and invited Sweden to join the investigation, according to the president’s press service. 09.01.20 15:20 1 631 35 Previously in trend: Iran plane crash

Netherlands does not support transfer of Gripen to Ukraine, process is already "on hold" - media The issue of transferring Swedish Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine has been suspended for now due to fears of resource allocation expressed by NATO officials. 28.11.24 15:37 9 327 33 Previously in trend: War

Co-founder of Swedish Amnesty International Vestberg left organization due to disagreement with report on Ukraine The co-founder of the Swedish branch of Amnesty International, Per Vestberg, announced that he was leaving the organization due to disagreement with the report on the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 10.08.22 13:33 10 496 33 World

Sweden to locate Cold War missiles on its Gotland island, - media Faced with aggressive behavior on part of Russia, Sweden is redeploying its mothballed Cold War missile launchers out of storage in museums to shore up the defenses on its Baltic Sea front line. 22.11.16 14:36 14 718 33 Sport

NATO, British, Swedish aircraft conducted aerial reconnaissance of Russia’s Kaliningrad oblast The reconnaissance aircraft of the Royal Air Force, NATO and Sweden carried out reconnaissance mission at the Russian border in the south of the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, April 19. 20.04.17 12:00 12 530 33 Incidents

Swedish armed forces become target of extensive cyber attack Sweden's armed forces were recently exposed to an extensive cyber attack that prompted them to shut down an IT system used in military exercises, daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported on Wednesday. 26.01.17 13:59 14 769 32 World

Oil-laden cargo vessel bound for Russia runs aground in Sweden The Panama-flagged cargo vessel Meshka, carrying oil and bound for the Russian city of Vysotsk, has run aground in the Øresund Strait off Sweden’s coast. 01.06.25 19:49 4 715 32 Previously in trend: Ship with oil

Sweden - for creation of coalition for supply of fighter jets to Ukraine, this should not be delayed, - Prime Minister Kristersson Sweden advocates the creation of an international coalition that would make decisions regarding the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine. 15.02.23 16:40 4 537 31 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Sweden provides Ukraine with largest military aid package worth $1.2 billion (updated) Sweden is providing Ukraine with the largest military aid package worth $1.2 billion. 30.01.25 17:37 5 176 29 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Sweden detects signs of damage to another submarine cable in Baltic Sea The Nordbalt cable, which runs between Sweden and Lithuania in the Baltic Sea, shows signs of damage from an anchor. Sweden suspects a Chinese ship recruited by Russian special services. 13.01.25 18:50 14 179 29

Communication cable between Sweden and Estonia damaged for unknown reasons, investigation underway Swedish authorities have discovered damage to a submarine telecommunications cable laid between Estonia and Sweden. The damage is likely to have occurred at the same time as the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland was damaged. 17.10.23 17:56 4 860 28 World

Hungarian parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership application The Hungarian parliament ratified Sweden’s application for NATO membership, removing the last obstacle on the country’s path to membership. 26.02.24 18:33 3 881 28 World

Heads of foreign affairs of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden arrived in Kyiv. PHOTOS The foreign ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden arrived in Kyiv. 28.11.22 13:21 9 025 28 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine to purchase up to 150 state-of-art Gripen fighter jets from Sweden for AFU On October 22, Ukraine and Sweden signed a letter of intent on the purchase of 120 to 150 new-generation JAS 39 Gripen E fighter jets. 22.10.25 16:57 9 023 100 Previously in trend: Sweden’s aid to Ukraine Gripen fighter jets for Ukraine

Poroshenko, Wallstrom discuss visa waiver, association deal, Russia sanctions as European Council session approaches. VIDEO President Petro Poroshenko has met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallstrom. 28.11.16 19:15 3 992 27 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU Sanctions against Russia

Sweden has promised to extradite 73 people accused of terrorism to Turkey - Erdogan By signing a joint memorandum, Sweden, Finland and Turkey agreed on cooperation in the fight against terrorism and the extradition of persons accused of terrorism. 30.06.22 19:30 5 828 27 World

Biden will meet with Prime Minister of Sweden: Stockholm’s membership in NATO and support for Ukraine are on agenda US President Joe Biden will discuss security cooperation during a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at the White House on Wednesday, July 5. 02.07.23 14:14 993 26 World

173 Ukrainian soldiers died in Donbas over 2016, - Minister Poltorak Since the beginning of 2016, Russian-hybrid forces have committed more than 12,000 cease-fire violations, killing 173 Ukrainian soldiers, Defense Minister of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak said during a visit to Sweden. 06.10.16 22:58 5 166 26 Ukrainian Politics

In exchange for joining NATO, Sweden will help Turkey get closer to EU, - Stoltenberg Stockholm will provide assistance to Ankara in rapprochement with the European Union within the framework of agreements on the earliest possible entry of Sweden into NATO. 10.07.23 23:38 3 213 26 World

Turkey still does not agree to Sweden’s membership in NATO, - Erdogan Turkey is still not ready to give the "green light" to Sweden’s accession to NATO. 19.05.23 15:07 3 142 25 World

Reznikov visits wounded Ukrainian soldiers in Sweden. PHOTOS In Stockholm, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov and Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonsson visited wounded Ukrainian soldiers. 08.03.23 00:25 6 756 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Germany and Sweden are not against using their weapons to liberate Crimea Ukraine has the right to use weapons received from Germany and Sweden to return Crimea. 16.08.22 15:45 7 850 25 World

Sweden ready to provide Gripen fighter jets to guarantee Ukraine’s security, but there is condition, - Kristersson Sweden is ready to contribute to security guarantees for Ukraine and the rest of Europe. 07.01.26 11:13 9 127 30 Previously in trend: meeting of the coalition of the willing

Putin has not achieved his strategic goals in Ukraine - Stoltenberg Russian President Vladimir Putin made a major strategic mistake by launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and failing to achieve its goals. 24.05.22 16:07 5 189 24 Previously in trend: War