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Swedish parliament approves $314 million military aid to Kyiv

17 August 2023 15:54 (UTC +04:00)

The Swedish parliament has approved the transfer of a military aid package worth $314 million to Kyiv, the press service of the Riksdag said, APA reports.

"The Riksdag has voted in favour of donating further military equipment to Ukraine. By way of an authorisation, the Government has been given the right to decide to donate military equipment in the form of spare parts and emergency supplies at a value of a maximum of SEK 1.1 billion, and in the form of ammunition with ammunition components, mine-clearance equipment and transport vehicles at a value of a maximum of SEK 2.15 billion," the statement said.

The Riksdag has also decided to give the Government the opportunity to sell a limited number of air-to-air missiles of the type Rb 99 (AMRAAM) to the USA. The USA has launched a programme to repurchase older versions of AMRAAM missiles provided the same countries purchase new AMRAAM missiles. The programme is aimed at donating the repurchased missiles to Ukraine to enable Ukrainian air defences to be strengthened.