
Sweden will lift military outlays by €2.4 billion to accelerate NATO commitments amid heightened tensions on the alliance’s eastern flank. The centre-right coalition in Stockholm framed the increase against recent Russian drone incursions over Poland and Romania, additional allied deployments to the region, and combat activity from Russia’s Kaliningrad during the Zapad exercises. Sweden’s energy…
A senior figure in Sweden’s Foreign Ministry lost classified documents relating to talks with the United States over the country’s application to join NATO. The loss of these files occurred in 2022, during a period of heightened sensitivity for Swedish foreign policy. Swedish authorities reported that the missing files included detailed information on negotiations with…