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.
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.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Sweden on Wednesday where the two countries will make a "defence export" announcement, the Swedish government said.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tinned food, a portable water filter and medicine: survival expert Harry Sepp shows his Stockholm neighbour the supplies she would need to get through the first days of a war.
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.
