Overview
- Sweden’s defense minister said Stockholm may co‑finance part of a proposed sale using military aid as financing talks move forward.
- Ukraine told Sweden it is ready to send personnel now to start pilot training on Gripen aircraft.
- Stockholm has presented the plan to a 16‑nation ‘Coalition of the Willing’ and suggested some partners could help finance the purchase.
- Financing options under discussion include export credits, Sweden’s earmarked Ukraine aid of 40 billion SEK in 2026 and 40 billion SEK in 2027, and potential use of frozen Russian assets.
- A core condition of any agreement is that Ukraine assumes payments from its state budget after the war, with supplier nations’ roles relevant given U.S. engines and U.K. components in the Gripen.