Sweden Approves Defence Splurge to Fend Off Russia, Hit NATO Target

Helsingin Sanomat

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Sweden is taking out a loan worth 300 billion kronor.

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All parties in parliament agree on an upgrade of the defense, they announced at a press conference. 300 billion kronor will be spent on defense in the coming years. – Our children and grandchildren should not have to learn to speak Russian, says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson.

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Sweden is the youngest NATO member. Especially with regard to Russia and the Ukraine war, the small country is now planning large defence expenditures.

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For the first time in Sweden ' s history, much of the growth will be financed by temporary public borrowing.

LVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung

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All parties in the Stockholm Reichstag are in favour: Sweden wants to spend another 27 billion euros over the next few years, in order to continue to grow strongly. This is a lot of money for the small country. Consciously, this is a signal to Russia – and is also practiced in martial war rhetoric.