Sweden: “We are not frightened by President Putin’s nuclear threats – We continue supporting Ukraine”

The threats launched yesterday (21.11.2024) by Russian President Vladimir Putin against the West, on the occasion of the launch of a ballistic missile in it will not frighten her, stressed today (22.11.2024) the Minister of Defence of the Nordic country. “Sweden will not allow Vladimir Putin’s challenges and threats to the West to intimidate her and will continue to support Ukraine,” Pal Jonson said in a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, Rustem Umerov. “The recent escalation and challenge from Russia is an attempt to intimidate us not to support Ukraine, and this will fail. Russia will not be able to stop us from continuing to support Ukraine, ” he added. TT News Agency/Jessica Gow via REUTERS Ukraine’s support “is an investment in our security, because your security is ours, ” he added. Defending Ukraine’s right to “defend itself within and outside its territory”, Pal Jonson announced that Sweden is ready to fund “significantly” the long-range missile and drone market for Ukraine. The Polish Prime Minister warns “We will support the Ukrainian defence industry by financing the acquisition of these long-range missiles and drones,” he said. At the same time, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that recent events indicate that there is a real danger of a global conflict. “The war in the east is entering a decisive phase, we feel the unknown is approaching,” Tusk said at a teacher conference. “ The conflict takes dramatic dimensions. The last hours have shown that the threat is serious and real in terms of a global conflict.”