During Tuesday's meeting in Paris - where heads of state and government from around 30 countries gathered to discuss, among other things, a possible peace plan for Ukraine - Ukraine's allies agreed on security guarantees, and it became clear that the United States would lead the monitoring of a future ceasefire.
Sweden's contribution has also become clearer:
"We will be part of a broader effort after a peace settlement. Sweden has said that we are prepared to contribute both with air surveillance in the form of Gripen aircraft, as one of the countries contributing capacity in the air, and with mine-clearance capabilities in the Black Sea," says Kristersson at the press conference in Paris.
He further says that Sweden will continue its efforts to train "soldiers and officers in Ukraine".
Prerequisites
But certain conditions are required, Kristersson emphasizes. The first is whether Russia wants peace at all - which the US seems to believe.
The second thing is, of course, that the US confirms its security guarantees in a more detailed way and with clear rules for what their commitment would look like in relation to European responsibility.
In addition, Sweden is required to make the binding decisions both in government and parliament.
Previously, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that ten percent remains until a draft peace plan can be produced. Kristersson does not want to speak in percentages but calls the coming weeks "crucial."
“Respect international law”
While the US is promising security guarantees for Ukraine, US President Donald Trump reiterates that Greenland should belong to the US.
How should Sweden and Europe prepare for the threats Trump is once again making against Greenland?
It is clear that for us, all smaller countries living in close proximity to large countries that historically, and now, show signs of serious aggressiveness, it is incredibly important to respect each country's own decision-making, the right to international law, and how to make agreements in the future.
The Prime Minister does not believe that the US arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has so far affected negotiations on a possible peace plan for Ukraine. However, he finds it "extremely difficult to see that this would happen within the framework of international law."
