Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Sweden to advance Gripen fighter jet deal for Ukraine

(From left) Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson inspect members of the Swedish armed forces. Pic/AFP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday was working with Sweden on a major defence package, including Gripen fighter jets, as Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson welcomed him to Sweden. Kristersson and Zelenskyy signed a letter of intent last year under which Sweden could sell up to 150 of its Saab Gripen model E fighter jets to Ukraine. But with deliveries years away, there are discussions about transfers of existing C/D model Swedish Gripens. "We are preparing a major defence package which will definitely make our combat aviation more effective," Zelenskyy said.

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No. of Saab Gripen fighter jets Ukraine could procure

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