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Ceasefire Welcomed - with Demands for Increased Emergency Aid

The announcement of an agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza is welcomed, but emergency aid must immediately reach the civilians who have been affected. The International Red Cross Committee is ready to assist when hostages are released and in humanitarian efforts.
Ceasefire Welcomed - with Demands for Increased Emergency Aid

The Foreign Minister: Lower the Oil Price Ceiling

Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard wants to lower the price ceiling on Russian oil. The lower the price for Russian oil, the faster the peace, she says in her speech at the defense conference in Sälen.
The Foreign Minister: Lower the Oil Price Ceiling

Expert on cable sabotage: Sweden is paralyzed by inaction

Finland speaks the language of power and displays determination. Sweden appears to be paralyzed by inaction.
Expert on cable sabotage: Sweden is paralyzed by inaction

Loyal Government President Sworn in in Georgia

The former football player Micheil Kavelasjvili has been sworn in as president in Georgia – in a process controlled by the country's ruling party. .
Loyal Government President Sworn in in Georgia

Hultqvist on the Baltic Sea: Activate NATO's Article 4

Peter Hultqvist, the Social Democrats' defense policy spokesperson, wants the NATO alliance to take greater responsibility for maintaining security in the Baltic Sea region. The government should take the initiative to open up for the activation of Article 4 of the NATO treaty, he says.
Hultqvist on the Baltic Sea: Activate NATO's Article 4

Foreign Minister: Cable Break Extremely Serious

After another suspected cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea, where suspicions are once again directed towards Russia, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party) describes the situation as "extremely serious". .
Foreign Minister: Cable Break Extremely Serious

This is what happens in 2025

Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington DC and Germany can get a new government. Sweden's women's football team plays the European Championship and the women's volleyball team gets the chance to participate in the World Championship for the first time.
This is what happens in 2025

EU proposes sanctions against Russian shadow fleet

The police in Finland are investigating whether a foreign cargo ship - belonging to Russia's shadow fleet - is guilty of the crime of damaging a major power cable between Finland and Estonia. The EU is now proposing new sanctions against Russian ships, and NATO is offering Finland and Estonia support.
EU proposes sanctions against Russian shadow fleet

After Criticism: China Promises Cooperation on Yi Peng

China promises continued cooperation regarding the Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3. The statement comes two days after the vessel left the Kattegat, where it had been anchored since the end of November.
After Criticism: China Promises Cooperation on Yi Peng

The Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard criticizes China over ship

Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard criticizes China for lacking willingness to cooperate regarding the ship that has been in the Kattegat during the investigation into the destruction of communication cables in the Baltic Sea. .
The Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard criticizes China over ship

The Afghanistan Mission – a Steep Uphill Climb

A new evaluation of the Swedish Afghanistan mission shows that the result did not turn out as intended, despite many billions being invested. If it is not anchored in the country itself, then it is a steep uphill climb, says Lennarth Hjelmåker who led the work.
The Afghanistan Mission – a Steep Uphill Climb

No Visa-Free Travel for Georgia's Diplomats

Hybrid agents and more vessels in Russia's shadow fleet are being targeted as EU countries expand their sanctions – soon also against Georgia. First of all, visa-free travel for diplomats and top officials is being paused.
No Visa-Free Travel for Georgia's Diplomats

EU in Syria: We Maintain Contact

The Head of the EU's Syria delegation has met the country's new leadership. The goal is to maintain contact, says Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas.
EU in Syria: We Maintain Contact

Unauthorised SD Politician in the Parliament Chamber

During a vaccine debate in the parliament, the vaccine critic Unni Björnerfors (SD) turned up at the member's seat – despite lacking authorization, reports Expressen. .
Unauthorised SD Politician in the Parliament Chamber

The Foreign Minister: Leave Syria

Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) notes that the Assad regime has fallen after nearly 14 years of civil war and "unimaginable brutality against its own population". .
The Foreign Minister: Leave Syria

Lavrov in the EU – first visit since the start of the war

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Malta for a meeting with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). It is the Foreign Minister's first visit to the EU since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Lavrov in the EU – first visit since the start of the war

Lavrov to Malta – first EU visit since 2022

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is participating in the OSCE's meeting on Malta - his first visit to an EU country since the outbreak of war. Criticism is promised from Swedish colleague Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party).
Lavrov to Malta – first EU visit since 2022

NATO: Russia provides nuclear technology to North Korea

Russia's nuclear technology "flows in" to North Korea in exchange for soldiers to the front in Ukraine, warns Nato. We must not be naive, says Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
NATO: Russia provides nuclear technology to North Korea

NATO's goal: A better position for Ukraine

Ukraine needs to be helped to as strong a position as possible ahead of potential peace talks, NATO's leadership and also Sweden are urging. But when it comes to peacekeeping forces and invitations to membership, there is still silence.
NATO's goal: A better position for Ukraine

Swedish arms exports within NATO to be facilitated

The Government's guidelines for the export of war materials are to be updated and adapted to NATO. This means that we can export to countries within NATO even in the event of war, says the Government's investigator Per Westerberg.
Swedish arms exports within NATO to be facilitated

Three Sentenced After Tomato Attack on Maria Malmer Stenergard

A man and two women have been sentenced to day-fines for throwing tomatoes and red onions at Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) during a debate in the Riksdag on October 3, writes [Dagens Nyheter](https://www. dn.
Three Sentenced After Tomato Attack on Maria Malmer Stenergard

China: Ready to Cooperate on Cable Break

China says it is willing to cooperate with affected countries to investigate what happened when two data cables in the Baltic Sea were damaged. China and Sweden have close communication, says Mao Ning at the Chinese Foreign Ministry, according to the AFP news agency.
China: Ready to Cooperate on Cable Break

Color attack on Russian embassy in Stockholm

The Russian Embassy in Stockholm was subjected to a color attack from a drone on Friday morning. This after the Swedish Embassy in Moscow was vandalized on Thursday.
Color attack on Russian embassy in Stockholm

Malmer Stenergard: No one injured in embassy attack

Sweden's embassy in Moscow has been vandalized, writes Dagens industri. .
Malmer Stenergard: No one injured in embassy attack

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