Sweden pledges another $7.5 billion military support for Ukraine

STOCKHOLM, September 12 ------ Sweden is budgeting another 70 billion crowns ($7.47 billion) for military support to Ukraine over the coming two years, Defense Minister Pal Jonson said, adding the country also stood ready to lend further support to Poland if needed. Much of the spending would be allocated through purchases managed by Sweden's defense material agency, for instance, of additional Archer artillery systems, a type already being used by Ukrainian troops in the war with Russia.

Jonson told a press conference that, following a suspected Russian drone incursion in Poland on Wednesday, Sweden stood in solidarity with Poland and was ready to contribute military assets to the country if needed. "We have immediately been in contact with Poland's defense minister, where we have said we are willing to make available resources if Poland identifies an interest in this," Jonson said, adding any such support would be coordinated within NATO. "We are in full solidarity with Poland," he said.

Source: reuters.com