Section: The Local (Sweden)
Claims Left sent money to pro-Russian rebels
Sweden’s Left Party transferred tens of thousands of kronor to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, according to claims in the Swedish media. …read more Source: The Local...
Sweden in million dollar loan deal for Ukraine
Sweden has offered Ukraine a $100 million loan (850 million kronor). The deal was announced by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven on an official visit to the country on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Local...
Russia blames Sweden for Ukraine crisis
Russia’s embassy in Sweden has pointed the finger of blame at its host country for causing Ukraine’s woes, in a furious response to comments made about the crisis by Foreign Minister Margot Wallström. …read more Source: The Local...
Russian PR letter sent to Swedish politicians
Help us stem the crisis in eastern Ukraine or the “possibility of a peaceful life for over 800 million Europeans” is threatened, a letter sent from Russia to Swedish politicians says. …read more Source: The Local...
Swedish PM hits out at Russia over Ukraine
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven criticized Russia’s involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine ahead of an informal EU summit on the crisis and vowed to pay a visit to Ukraine in the near future. …read more Source: The Local...
Ukraine conflict boosts Swedish arms sales
Swedish defence and security group Saab Tuesday reported soaring annual profits in 2014 and forecast stronger arms sales in response to conflicts in Ukraine and the middle east. …read more Source: The Local...
Sweden rallies behind women in Ukraine
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallström is making her first visit to Ukraine, where she has urged leaders to press on with efforts to support women and cut corruption as tensions continue in the east of the country. …read more Source: The Local...
Swedish PM has ‘successful’ Clinton talks
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven enjoyed a positive meeting with Hillary Clinton in New York discussing topics including the Ukraine crisis and feminism, on the first day of his state visit to the US. …read more Source: The Local...
