The government says no to 13 offshore wind farms in a large part of southern and central Baltic Sea. The reason is that the Defence Forces see great risks in the work of defending Sweden if the turbines are built.
Swedish politicsGive us an invitation, urges Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj during NATO visit. But everything indicates that he will have to wait.
ConflictsThe ambition is too low and the pace too slow when Sweden's defense is being armed, believes war scholar Oscar Jonsson. It is not sufficient considering the global development, he says.
SwedenSweden's military defense needs to quickly become stronger and more sustainable. There is danger in delay, says Defense Minister Pål Jonson (The Moderate Party). Therefore, investments will now be made in ammunition, spare parts, and other supplies.
Swedish politicsThe number of conscripts is to increase from 8,000 next year to 12,000 by 2032. But now the goal is being postponed by three years, reports Dagens Nyheter.
SwedenSweden will contribute with forces to NATO both on land, at sea, and in the air next year, the government announces. This is a historic decision. We will now, for the first time as an ally, contribute with an armed force to NATO's collective defense, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M).
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