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Sweden Offers Jets to Ukraine If Allowed to Join NATO

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Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson walks to pose for a family photo with other attendees during the informal EU ministerial meeting on defence in Toledo, Spain August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File photo

Overview

  • Sweden has offered fighter jets to Ukraine as part of a $200 million military aid package.
  • The jets are Gripen warplanes and the offer is contingent on Turkey approving Sweden's NATO membership.
  • Turkey has stalled Sweden's NATO application, using it as leverage in negotiations.
  • NATO is already training Ukrainian pilots to fly Western fighter jets, with the potential for F-16 donations.
  • Sweden's conditional offer comes as Ukraine urgently needs more air power to counter Russia's attacks.