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Ukrainian minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy will discuss a possible export agreement Swedish defense industry group saab On Wednesday, the Swedish prime minister said: Ulf Kristerssonwho will join him at the factory.
maker of Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter plane, GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, missile systems, anti-tank infantry weapons and other equipment.
According to Reuters, Kristersson told Swedish Radio:
The entire meeting takes place at Saab in Linkoping. We will discuss a possible major Swedish export deal.
Linkoping is a major production center for Saab, where the Gripen is produced. According to Reuters, Kristersson declined to specify whether Gripen would be discussed.
But he told public broadcaster Swedish Radio:
When it comes to flight capability in the midst of ongoing war, radar reconnaissance aircraft make the biggest contribution.
Sweden announced last year that it would donate two radar surveillance and command aircraft to Ukraine.
The Swedish government said in a statement that Zelenskyy and Kristersson will present news on defense exports at the joint press conference. A spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for further comment.
Kristersson said he and Zelenskyy met this month. KyivHis interest in Gripen at a meeting Europe leaders Copenhagen. He said that warplane donations were not on the agenda at that time.
The possibility of supplying Gripens to Ukraine has been evaluated for the last two years but has been put on hold so that Kiev can focus on implementing the new Gripens. WE-made F-16 fighter jets It said it began deploying last August. Ukrainian pilots are still in Sweden to test the Gripen and facilitate possible export of the jets, Reuters reported.
On Wednesday, a Saab spokesman referred all questions about the incident to the government, according to Reuters.
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The first explosions were heard Kyiv shortly after 1 a.m. and about a half hour later. Explosions were also reported Zaporizhia, Poltava And Dnipro strikes and air raid warnings continue until the morning.
Emergency services rescued 10 people after a fire caused by UAV debris hit the sixth floor of a 16-storey residential building, while the attacks also blew out the windows of a medical facility and were found in the wreckage of another residential building, the Kiev mayor’s office. Vitali KlitschkoHe reported on his Telegram channel.
inside darnytskyi The capital’s district emergency services were responding after drone debris hit a 17-storey residential building and a fire broke out on five floors.
inside Desnianskyi 20 people were rescued after the facade of a 10-storey building in the district was damaged and the natural gas pipe caught fire.
strikes UkrainianDamage to oil and gas facilities of the eastern Poltava region, the local governor said, Volodymyr KohutThe city of Dnipro reported a heavy strike.
An apartment building in Zaporozhye was also damaged overnight and at least 13 civilians were reported injured.
Storm Shadow missiles hit Russian Chemical factory producing gunpowder, explosives and rocket fuel Bryansk area, UkrainianHis army said this late Tuesday.
Franco-British also known as missiles scalp. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said:
A massive missile and air strike was launched, including air-launched Storm Shadow missiles that penetrated Russia’s air defenses.
Alexander BogomazUkraine attacked the region with drones and missiles, the governor of the Bryansk region said Tuesday afternoon. The Russian defense ministry also confirmed the attack.
Six people, including children, died in Russia’s missile and drone attack on Kiev overnight.
Russian unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles hit the area Ukrainian caused six deaths in the capital and other cities Kyiv The area, including a six-month-old baby, a 12-year-old girl and a woman, suffered damage to important energy facilities and several high-rise residential buildings.
The attacks continued Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, as Kiev was hit by at least four ballistic missiles. A series of loud explosions were heard throughout the city.
Towards dawn and the beginning of the morning rush hour, air defenses targeting Russian drones could be heard over the traffic noise.
The latest attack followed reports that Ukraine had carried out a significant attack on a major chemical facility. Bryanskinside southwestern Russiawith Storm Shadow missilesprovided by England And France. Ukraine’s unmanned aerial vehicles also hit Russia mordovia area.
Meanwhile, a summit between them is also planned. Donald Trump And Vladimir Putin inside Budapest Ukraine and surrounding areas suspended Europe The Allies banded together to press for a ceasefire without territorial concessions from Kiev.
white house He said he had “no plans” for it anymore. WE The president is expected to meet with his Russian counterpart “in the near future” after a round of diplomacy late last week failed to produce significant progress towards ending the war.
We’ll say more about these stories in a moment, but first here are some other important developments:
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday, a day after the summit was postponed, that preparations are still ongoing for the meeting between Trump and Putin in Budapest. The planned meeting was paused as Moscow’s rejection of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine overshadowed attempts at negotiations.
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On Wednesday, Trump is expected to meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House. The military alliance is coordinating the shipment of weapons to Ukraine, many of which were purchased from the United States by Canada and European countries.
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European diplomats say countries are working with Ukraine on a new proposal for a ceasefire along existing battle lines. One person told Reuters the proposal included a reference to a peace council chaired by Trump, while another said it would be modeled on the US’s 20-point plan for Gaza. Ukraine’s 35 allies will gather in London on Friday for a summit between countries seeking to provide long-term support to Kiev.
