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 Magdalena Andersson: "We are upgrading the total defense"

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The Swedish total defense will have more resources.

That message was given by Magdalena Andersson in a televised speech tonight.

- Sweden must have a strong defense.

Magdalena Andersson spoke from Sagerska huset on Tuesday evening.

She repeated what she had previously said - that the Swedish security situation has deteriorated for several years.

- Now it is sharpened further. We are not under threat of an armed attack on Sweden, but the threat picture has increased.

Therefore, Sweden's defense needs to be greatly strengthened, says the Prime Minister.

- The government will take the initiative for further upgrading and it needs to be brought forward.

A Swedish tiger

Once again, Andersson condemned what is currently happening in Ukraine.

Russia's armed attack on Ukraine is indefensible, unprovoked and illegal.

The crisis has already made electricity more expensive. Other things can also start to cost more, such as food, according to Andersson.

She also emphasized the importance of not sharing photos and posts about the Swedish defense.

- Do not disseminate information about Sweden's defense.

"Profits from helping Ukraine"She raised the Riksdag's decision to send defensive weapons to Ukraine. Sweden has not done anything similar since Finland was attacked by the Soviet Union in 1939, she pointed out.

Magdalena Andersson says that she carefully considered different perspectives.

- What is best for Sweden's security? My conclusion is that Swedish security is best served by helping Ukraine. Their defense of their borders is a defense of all borders and the protection that international law gives all the countries of the world.

The Prime Minister also said that Sweden supports Ukraine in various ways.

- We in Europe support Ukraine in word and deed, with economic and humanitarian support and with refuge for the Ukrainians fleeing the war, but also with support for Ukraine's legal right to defend its country

"Sweden will manage this"

She described how Sweden had recently gone through a very difficult crisis - the corona pandemic.

She described how Sweden recently went through a very difficult crisis - the corona pandemic. - When we are faced with tough demands, then we manage to gather. Now it is a new crisis that requires us to rally. Sweden and the Swedish people will manage this.

The Center Party's Annie Lööf thought that the Prime Minister's speech was "confidence-inspiring". She wrote this on Twitter after the speech.