The war not only affects Russia and Ukraine, but Europe is also changing, including Sweden. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was one of the first to participate in SVT’s special broadcast on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion.
– We have become less naive. Today we are more like Finland, we realize that the worst can happen. We don’t just hope for the best, we also plan for the worst, says Ulf Kristersson.
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SVT’s Elin Jönsson has reported from Ukraine to and from under 14 years. She is one of those who now travel to and from Ukraine to report on the ground from the war.
– For me, it feels important to have lived in Ukraine. It feels incredibly important and honorable to be here, she says.
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When the war broke out, Magdalena Andersson was Prime Minister of Sweden. Three days after the start of the war, she helped decide to send weapons to Ukraine. The last time Sweden sent weapons to a country at war was when Russia attacked Finland during World War II.
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Sweden sends tens of Leopard 2s to Ukraine
During the afternoon, it was also announced that Sweden will send tanks to Ukraine as part of a new support package. There will be ten of the Leopard 2 model.
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Bengt Norborg and SVT’s photographer Emil Larsson were one of the first journalist teams to enter Butja, a suburb of Kiev where Russian soldiers tortured and murdered but then left. There they met with great devastation.
Hear what touched him most in the clip.
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