Kristersson says there is no room for pro-Russian narratives in Sweden.
"We are in a European war. These are serious things," Kristersson told Aftonbladet.
You can't have people who sit around spreading pro-Russian narratives and work in the Swedish parliament.
According to Expo's investigation, the official, a woman who moved from Russia to Sweden in 2006, shared articles and posts with Russian narratives from Russian state bodies and the state-controlled media company RT, as well as from channels known for Russian propaganda and disinformation, during 2015-2017.
The woman is also cohabiting with one of the SD's top officials in the Government Offices and has also shared a tribute song to Russian President Putin on social media with heart emojis and the comment "people sing about their love for the president". She is also said to have shared pro-Russian content as recently as 2024 and 2025, according to Expo.
“Let me look at it”
SD leader Jimmie Åkesson points out that the civil servant is not on duty and will not be for a while.
This is not something that the party was aware of as far as I know, but this is something that is being highlighted today, but we have to look at this and sort this out, but we have time, he tells SVT Nyheter.
I don't see any panic about this.
Previously, the SD's press department wrote in an email to TT that the person "has been publicly strongly critical of the regime in Russia in recent years" and that the person is currently on parental leave.
“Security crisis”
The Social Democrats' legal policy spokesperson Teresa Carvalho emphasizes that this is a bigger issue than the SD's employer liability. She calls the data a "security crisis" until "the opposite is proven."
"This is, at worst, a serious infiltration attempt by a foreign power into the center of power," Carvalho said at a press conference.
She emphasizes that it is Ulf Kristersson who has overall responsibility for the Government Offices and demands that the Prime Minister get to the bottom of what happened and report on whether the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs was aware of the relationship between the woman and the top official.
The Swedish people deserve answers.
