The Swedish government has decided to purchase at least 40,000 tons of wheat from Ukraine as part of the SEK 1 billion aid package allocated during the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to Stockholm.

It was assumed that half of this amount would go to military assistance, the other to reconstruction work in Ukraine, humanitarian purchases and the purchase of Ukrainian wheat..

Grain purchased by the Swedish government will go to countries where the risk of mass starvation is most acute. Thus, government officials say, they will simultaneously support the economy of Ukraine and the people who suffer from hunger as a result of Russian aggression..

“By buying and shipping 40,000 tons of wheat, Sweden is helping to alleviate the already great human suffering that Russian aggression has exacerbated for millions of people suffering from hunger in other parts of the world.. It also strengthens the economy of Ukraine and its independence,” the Minister stressed.. help of Matilda Ernkrans.

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The second part of the aid package provides for the provision of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24, Sweden has already allocated 5.2 billion Swedish kronor for military and humanitarian support, financial guarantees, and support for reforms..

In addition, Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultkvist suggested that the kingdom would produce weapons for Ukraine..