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Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskytoday thanked the King Carl Gustaf of Sweden the military and humanitarian support that the Nordic country provides to kyivduring the president’s working visit to Stockholm focused on aiding the defense of Ukraine.
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Zelensky and his wife, Olenawere received in the palace of stenhammer by Carlos Gustavo and Silvia from Swedenat the end of a day with a busy political agenda, including the meeting of the Ukrainian leader with the Swedish prime minister, ulf kristersson.
Zelensky asked the head of the Government of the Scandinavian country the supply of combat aircraft “gripen”, as well as the upcoming start of production in Ukraine of armored vehicles CV-90also of Swedish manufacture.
The Ukrainian president had arrived in the Swedish capital on a surprise trip, a few days after the Scandinavian country promised other 300 million dollars in military assistance.
The aid consists of ammunition and parts for the 90 and 122 main battle tanks, and the Archer artillery system, but Zelensky insisted that kyiv is also interested in armored CV-90s for its production on Ukrainian territory.
Already in a press conference, Zelensky He assured that he wants to negotiate with Stockholm for the delivery of Swedish Gripen fighters and announced that he will negotiate this week with other countries for the supply of warplanes, including the European one. eurofighter typhoon.
“Sweden always supported Ukraine. After the brutal assault of Russia this support could only be reinforced”, highlighted Kristersson, who expressed his condolences to Zelensky for the “act of brutality” suffered this morning by Ukrainereferring to the missile that hit the center of the city of Chernigov.
“Our main task is to strengthen our air and ground defenses, develop bilateral cooperation and the security of the Euro-Atlantic area.”, affirmed the Ukrainian president, who also explained that he is traveling with his wife, Olena.
The center-right government of kristersonn announced this week a new aid package to Ukraine for 3,400 million crowns (287 million euros), for which Parliament and the Finance Committee were urgently summoned, to which it corresponds to approve the game.
Military aid includes ammunition and parts for tanks 90 and 122 and the artillery system Archerswhich were already delivered to kyiv months ago.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Sweden has delivered twelve military aid packages to Ukraine, with a total approximate amount so far of 17,000 million Swedish crowns (1,437 million euros) and including several tanks leopard.
Swedena country that is still pending the completion of its NATO integration process in the absence of Turkey formalizing the ratification upon its entry, this week raised the level of terrorist threat to the second highest -4 on a scale of five-.
The government’s decision to kirstesson is due to a number of factors, including protests in the Islamic world over successive public burnings of the Koranthe last of which occurred yesterday, in front of the Iranian embassy and, again, by the Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika.
Source: Elcomercio
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