“Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is a defining issue for Sweden’s and Europe’s security,” Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s government explained. Russia’s 37-month wider war on ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sweden has said it will increase defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2030, becoming the latest ...

The "In case of crisis or war" brochure and a "crisis box" containing food and other essentials, in Motala, Sweden, January 2024. JEPPE GUSTAFSSON/SIPA It was 6 pm on Thursday, March 20.

Photo: Jessica Gow/TT Sweden is set to increase defence spending by about 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next ten years. Sweden drastically slashed its defence spending after the Cold War ...

HELSINKI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Sweden will launch a nationwide emergency alert system using cell broadcast technology to improve public warnings during crises and wartime, the government said on ...

with the support party Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Åkesson, hold a joint press conference where they announce an increase in defense spending in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, March 26 ...

Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. They added that “We are working in accordance with the original schedule, but for security reasons we will not report when and where certain ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sweden's prime minister said Wednesday his government aims to ramp up defense spending to a target of 3.5% of the Nordic country's gross domestic product, marking its largest ...

The goal laid out by Kristersson's government and Social Democratic party marked “our plan for the largest military buildup of defense since the Cold War in Sweden.” U.S. President Donald ...

Jonson said swarming drones came from a review by Sweden's defense commission, which was tasked with finding lessons from the war that Sweden should adopt. "This was something that we identified ...