Sweden is currently analyzing the charges against freelance journalist Joakim Medin, and embassy staff will try to attend the trial next week. Our goal is still to get Joakim Medin home as soon as possible, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.
Swedish politicsThe number of concussions in Swedish elite ice hockey has decreased significantly in recent years, according to the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
Ice hockeyEurope must increase the pressure on Russia to get the country to engage in serious negotiations about peace, says Ukraine's ambassador to Sweden Andrij Plachotnjuk. Europe must learn to speak the language of power.
SwedenSweden has, like other NATO countries, received a request from the USA about what they can contribute militarily to a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. It entirely depends on how the peace looks, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party).
Swedish politicsForeign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) is criticized for not mentioning the President of the USA in her foreign policy declaration. She avoids with precision mentioning Donald Trump, says Håkan Svenneling, foreign policy spokesperson for V, in a debate in the Riksdag.
Swedish politicsMinister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) should take the initiative for a process to clear the names of the doctors in the da Costa case. This is written by the former Minister of Justice, Social Democrat Morgan Johansson, on Svenska Dagbladet's debate page.
Swedish politicsThere is not sufficient evidence to say whether Israel's attacks on hospitals are proportionate or not, according to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party). "Extremely weak", says Morgan Johansson (S) about the statement.
Swedish politicsThe government is doubling the targeted support to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the region to 800 million kronor. At the same time, the core support to the refugee organization Unrwa is being abolished. It is important for the government that the money does not end up on a bank account but reaches all the way, says Minister for Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa (The Moderate Party) to TT.
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