Sweden to join efforts to supply arms to Ukraine
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President Donald Trump has finally found a way to like arming Ukraine: ask European allies to donate their weapons, and sell them American replacements.
"In terms of ammunition, Russia produces in three months what the whole of NATO produces in a year," said Secretary-General Rutte.
Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden announced their willingness to participate in U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for Europe to buy American weapons for Ukraine. — Ukrinform.
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) member Sweden will be on the receiving end of South African manufactured 155 mm Assegaai artillery rounds and charges as part of the Scandinavian country’s largest investment in artillery ammunition since the 1980s.
Sweden is considering calling up former officers as old as 70 to active duty as it seeks to ensure its military is prepared in times of crisis, the defence minister said on Monday.
Sweden should raise former officers' upper conscription age limit to 70 from 47, a government-appointed review suggested on Monday, as part of the country's moves to strengthen its defence in the face of a deteriorating security environment.
Sweden's defence ministry has inked significant deals with Germany's Rheinmetall and Norway's Nammo, totaling over 5 billion crowns, to supply artillery ammunition. This strategic move aims to enhance Sweden and NATO's defense capabilities,
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