At Tuesday's press conference, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson described Russia's actions as "an increasingly brutal and indiscriminate warfare that affects civilians".
- Russia's war is illegal.
The laws of war must apply.
Violence against civilians must stop immediately, Andersson says.
The Prime Minister also confirmed that deliveries of military equipment from Sweden have been completed.
- We are now investigating further opportunities to support Ukraine, among other things to strengthen their resilience to cyber attacks.
When it comes to the hotly debated and debated issue of defense policy on NATO membership, the government continues to say no to starting a discussion.
Magdalena Andersson believes that a Swedish application to join the defense alliance would affect the current security situation.
- If Sweden were to choose to submit a NATO application in this situation, we would further destabilize the situation in Europe, Andersson says.
"Of course it can have consequences"
She announced that the governments of Sweden and Finland have jointly written a letter to the other member states before the European Council meeting on Thursday and Friday.
The letter states that Sweden and Finland remind and emphasize the importance of the EU's common defense clause contained in the Lisbon Treaty.
Following the sanctions imposed on Russia over the war against Ukraine, the EU has also received a first response from the Kremlin.
- Russia has now given an answer in a first response to the sanctions by placing all EU countries, but also several other countries on its list of so-called "unfriendly countries".
- It is clear that it can have consequences for Swedish investments and companies, says Andersson, and ultimately also for Swedish jobs.
The text is updated.