The Swedish government has decided to allocate approximately $58 million (600 million SEK) in additional aid to Ukraine's long-term recovery.. This was announced by the Minister of Development Cooperation Yugan Forssell in a commentary to SVT.

" Both to meet the needs, and to strengthen the resilience of Ukraine so that it can continue to resist the invasion,"

According to him, the details of the announced support package will be presented at the donor conference, which will be held on Tuesday, December 13, in Paris.. The purpose of the event will be to raise funds for the restoration and strengthening of our state.

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In addition, Forssell ruled out the possibility of reducing assistance to Ukraine in the future..

" This is not the first and not the last package of assistance.. In the ministerial meetings that I attend, I see that there is a lot of international interest and we will also need to do more in the future,"

According to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since February 24, Stockholm has already allocated about 861 million dollars (8.9 billion SEK) for military and humanitarian support to our state..

Earlier it became known that the Swedish government provided Ukraine with a new aid package for nearly $338 million, including air defense systems..