Sweden willing to provide fighter jets and assist in sea demining after peace is secured

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has said that Stockholm is willing to provide Ukraine with Gripen fighter jets and resources for demining the Black Sea after a peace agreement with Russia is signed.

Source: Kristersson on X (Twitter)

Quote: "Good progress made today in Paris, when we in the Coalition of the Willing, Ukraine and the United States met to discuss peace in Ukraine.

When a peace agreement is reached in Ukraine, Sweden stands ready to contribute to the security guarantees for Ukraine and the rest of Europe."

Details: Kristersson outlined specific areas of assistance aimed at securing peace, particularly the provision of Gripen fighter jets for air surveillance over Ukraine, the supply of naval assets for clearing the Black Sea of mines and continued training for Ukrainian officers.

He stressed that the implementation of these plans would be possible only if certain conditions were met. These include the conclusion of a peace agreement itself, the establishment of clear rules governing the use of multinational forces and formal approval of the decisions by the Swedish parliament.

"Sweden is prepared to do our part for peace in Europe," Kristersson summed up.

Previously:

• Following the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris, Belgium also pledged to provide air and naval assets to help uphold peace in Ukraine after the war ends.
• In the meantime, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni refused to send Italian troops to Ukraine, citing constitutional restrictions.
• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that each task linked to the process of providing assistance to Ukraine has a leading state, with Poland set to be the lead country on logistics.

Background:

• On Tuesday 6 January, the French capital hosted a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing involving 27 countries.
• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a declaration of intent, alongside Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace agreement is concluded.
• In addition, members of the coalition, Ukraine and the US signed a joint declaration on security guarantees aimed at achieving a stable and lasting peace in Ukraine.
• Adviser to President Donald Trump and his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said that the American delegation will continue talks with the Ukrainian delegation on 7 January, following the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris.

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