Sweden and Finland are cooperating on additional support packages for Ukraine
SWEDEN, January 20 – Defense Minister Pål Jonson and Finland’s Defense Minister Mikko Savola have signed a Finnish-Swedish declaration of intent that enables Finland to supply Ukraine with heavy military weapons at a replacement cost of over SEK 4.11 billion (370 euros). million).
– The Finnish-Swedish cooperation has now resulted in another large weapons package, as Finland can deliver heavy military equipment to Ukraine. Sweden and Finland are each other’s closest allies and today’s declaration of intent shows that there is no predetermined limit to how this cooperation can develop, says Jonson.
Finland’s delivery of heavy military equipment to Ukraine is made possible by previous government decisions, the Swedish-Finnish memorandum of understanding on enhanced military cooperation and the signing of today’s letter of intent.