Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Sweden collectively along with his spouse Olena Zelenska on Saturday.
At a press convention with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the Ukrainian president thanked the Scandinavian nation for its assist and condemned the latest lethal Russian missile assault, this one on town of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine that brought about a number of deaths and plenty of accidents.
According to Kristersson, the 2 signed a memorandum of understanding on joint manufacturing, coaching and upkeep of the Combat Vehicle 90, a Swedish tank.
“Ukraine is fighting for us, for all European democracies,” Kristersson mentioned. He didn’t tackle Zelensky’s demand for the supply of the Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter plane.
However, Denmark and the Netherlands had already declared their willingness to produce the F-16 fighter jet, which originated within the United States.
Within NATO, a coalition led by the 2 nations fashioned in the summertime to coach Ukrainian pilots to make use of the F-16. Belgium and Norway are additionally thought-about attainable suppliers of the US jets.
Zelensky introduced that as early as Sunday he would maintain “negotiations with other countries that support [Ukraine] to deliver the equipment necessary for [Ukraine] to win this war.”
Whether Zelensky deliberate to go to different Nordic nations was not formally confirmed at first. According to the Swedish news company TT, nonetheless, Denmark was getting ready for a go to.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had beforehand introduced that she would go to the Skrydstrup airbase on Sunday at 3 pm (1300 GMT) along with Defence Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen and Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. The Danish F-16s are stationed there.
Besides Kristersson, Zelensky additionally plans to satisfy King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia in addition to members of parliament, he wrote on Saturday on the platform X, previously generally known as Twitter.
The matters to be mentioned embrace navy cooperation and Ukraine’s prospects for becoming a member of the European Union, he added.
“[My wife] and I thank all Swedes who support Ukraine,” Zelensky wrote.
Ukraine has been defending itself towards a full-scale Russian invasion for nearly 18 months now.
Sweden, for its half, has determined to affix NATO within the face of Russia’s act of aggression.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
