Sweden announces more Ukraine military aid worth $1.6 billion

Sweden announced a new military aid package to Ukraine worth 16 billion crowns ($1.59 billion) on Monday (March 31), the biggest package to date from the Nordic country, saying it wanted to help Kyiv strengthen its position in talks on ending the war.

The bulk of the package, nine billion crowns, will consist of new equipment that will be purchased in processes led by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, Defence Minister Pal Jonson told a press conference.

Around five billion crowns will be financial donations for Ukraine's defence industry.