 "Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File Photo")
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Sweden where he will sign three bilateral security agreements. The Ukrainian president will attend the third Ukraine-Northern Europe Summit, with air defence and joint weapons production at the top of the agenda.
In a post on X Zelenskyy wrote “Today, Ukraine will grow stronger as a result of the support of our principled and consistent allies, as well as new security agreements. Today I am in Stockholm for the third Ukraine-Northern Europe summit. Our top priorities are to ensure more air defense systems for Ukraine, joint defense industry projects, and weapons for our warriors, as well as global efforts to force Russia to make peace.”
“I intend to meet with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson. We will hold talks both at the summit and bilaterally. Ukraine will sign three security agreements in one day, establishing predictable and long-term defense assistance and comprehensive support.,” he said.
Zelenskiy will be meeting the prime ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, as well as the president of Finland - all NATO nations that are staunch supporters of Ukraine. Denmark and Finland have already signed 10-year security agreements with Ukraine in February and April, respectively.
Earlier this month, Sweden said it had agreed to additional military support to Ukraine totalling 75 billion Swedish crowns ($7.09 billion) over three years, while in recent weeks Norway has been negotiating a bilateral security agreement with Kyiv.
The leaders will also discuss how the Nordic countries can increase their production of ammunition and contribute to reinforcing Ukraine’s own production of weapons, the Danish prime minister’s office said in a statement.
With inputs from Reuters.