Section: Sweden
Sweden to deport Ukrainian survivor of 2017 terror attack
A Ukrainian woman who lost her right leg in the April 2017 Stockholm terror attack is facing deportation from the country, her lawyer said on Monday. …read more Source: The Local...
Gazprom appeals Swedish arbitration court’s ruling
Russian gas giant Gazprom has appealed a Swedish arbitration court ruling that ordered it to pay more than $2.5 billion to Ukraine’s gas firm Naftogaz. …read more Source: The Local...
Ukraine cheers Russian gas victory in Stockholm court
Ukraine said it had won three key preliminary rulings in a Stockholm arbitration court over a bitter gas dispute between Moscow and Kiev. …read more Source: The Local...
Eurovision star brushes off Russian fury over Sweden win
Ukraine’s Eurovision winner has dismissed Russia’s anger over her triumph in Stockholm as a sign of “weakness” from a sore loser who saw political plots hatched in a light-hearted event. …read more Source: The Local...
Ukraine hails Sweden Eurovision victory as Russia sulks
Jubilant Ukrainian officials erupted in celebration Sunday after Jamala won the Eurovision Song Contest with a powerful tribute to her Tatar people’s deportation from Russian-annexed Crimea in 1944, while Russian officials complained of bias. …read more Source: The Local...
Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm
Jamala took the crown after 26 finalists – 25 Europeans and one Australian – battled it out in the Swedish capital’s Globe Arena. …read more Source: The Local...
Plea for Swedish Ikea to set up shop in Ukraine
Ukraine’s economy minister has pleaded with Ikea to open in his country, saying it would show Kiev was serious about fighting corruption that reportedly caused the Swedish furniture giant to ditch a previous foray. …read more Source: The Local...
Swedish man probed over Ukraine ‘war crimes’
Police suspect a Sweden-based man of involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, the head of the International Public Prosecution Office in Stockholm said on Thursday. …read more Source: The Local...
Sweden sees boom in Ukrainian asylum seekers
Sweden saw a huge spike in Ukrainians seeking asylum in 2014, with nearly eight times more applicants than the previous year, according to Eurostat data analyzed by The Local. …read more Source: The Local...
Russia targeted Carl Bildt in smear campaign
Sweden’s former Foreign Minister and Prime Minister Carl Bildt was accused by Russian media of being a CIA agent who sought revenge for Karl XII’s defeat in a battle against Russia in 1709, as the Ukraine crisis unfolded, it has emerged. …read more Source: The Local...
