STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden will provide Ukraine with more economic aid and military equipment, The Nordic defense and finance ministers said Thursday.
Finance Minister Mikael Damberg and Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist said at a news convention that the army apparatus would come with anti-ship missiles, rifles and more anti-tank weapons.
Sweden announced in February that it would send military equipment, adding 5,000 anti-tank weapons, helmets and bulletproof vests to Ukraine, and in March announced that it would send 5,000 anti-tank weapons. (Reporting via Anna Ringstrom, editing via Terje Solsvik)
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