The Russian invasion

The Russian invasion|The response of the outside world
Trump: Would have bombed Moscow if I were president

Donald Trump claims he would have bombed Moscow if he had been president at the time of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sources told the Washington Post.

The newspaper has collected testimonies from Trump's meetings with potential donors to his presidential campaign. According to witnesses, Trump has also promised to bomb Beijing if China invades Taiwan and claimed - falsely - that Biden will quadruple taxes if he is re-elected as president.
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Russian invasionSwedish reactions
Saab's CEO: Not giving up hope for the Gripen for Ukraine

Saab has not given up hope that Gripenplan will be sent to Ukraine. This is what the company's CEO Micael Johansson tells Bloomberg, writes Affärsvärlden.

- I still hope to see the Gripen in Ukraine and I have not given up on that kind of preparation at all.

On Thursday, Defense Minister Pål Jonson announced that Sweden has been asked not to send the plane because the focus will be on the American F-16 planes.

It is described by Carnegie as a "major setback" for the defense group. The stock closed 4.8 percent down.
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Zelenskyj thanks Sweden: "Ensures peace"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj thanks Sweden after this morning's announcement of a new support package worth just over 13 billion Swedish kronor. This is reported by AFP.

"Swedish support not only saves Ukrainian lives, but it also contributes to ensuring long-term peace and security in Europe," he writes in a statement according to the news agency.

The Swedish support package presented by the government is the sixteenth in a row and the largest to date.
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New Swedish billion-dollar aid to Ukraine – record-breaking

On Wednesday, the government presented a new military support package to Ukraine worth just over 13 billion. It is the largest package to date.

The government states that Sweden will hand over radar reconnaissance and control aircraft ASC 890 to Ukraine. The support also includes armored vehicle 302, hunting robot Rb 99 and artillery ammunition.

Sweden has now supported Ukraine with approximately SEK 50 billion in military support since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.

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The Russian invasion|Swedish reactions
Expert: The reconnaissance plan will be very effective

The two Swedish radar reconnaissance planes that Sweden is now donating to Ukraine will make the country's air defense much more effective. This is what Roger Djupsjö, major at the Norwegian Defense Academy, tells DN.

The plane sees further into Russia than a ground radar, and can therefore provide earlier warnings to the air defense about Russian robots and drones. In addition, they can cooperate with the F-16 fighter jets that are to be introduced into the Ukrainian air force, according to Djupsjö.

- F-16s can act on their own but work much better if they are supported by this type of radar system which can reach very far and which can also guide them towards the incoming threats.