The nearly 20-minute long phone call on Monday also showed an understanding on Trump's part of the Swedish and European perspective, according to the Prime Minister.
I think he showed great understanding for the situation we have in Europe right now with a full-scale war against a neighboring country, and he also showed understanding for the fact that this is an existential issue for us.
Kristersson emphasized during the call how important he believes support for Ukraine is, both for Swedish and transatlantic security. He does not want to go into details about what was said and emphasizes that it was not a negotiation, but a first contact.
However, he notes that Trump asked curious questions about how Sweden views the situation right now.
It was a good conversation, he showed interest and was curious. He knew quite a lot about Sweden.
The trade exchange between Europe and the USA was also a topic of discussion, as well as several more specific Swedish-American issues regarding technology and Swedish investments in the USA.
