Sweden will deliver new military aid to Ukraine, Reuters reports, citing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

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At a cost of 3 billion kroner ($287 million), it is the largest defense package the country has sent to date, and it includes an air defense system.

Previous arms contributions from Sweden, which is a candidate for NATO membership along with Finland, have ranged from simple equipment such as helmets and bulletproof vests to grenades and rockets.

This is a larger military support package than all eight previous ones combined, Kristershon pointed out at a press conference, adding: "This is the largest military package we have done, following exactly the Ukrainian priority list from what they themselves believe they need at the moment".

Defense Minister Pal Jonsson said the new military aid package includes an air defense system, ammunition and winter equipment from the Swedish armed forces' stockpiles, which are badly needed to defend Ukraine against fierce Russian missile strikes in recent weeks.

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Sweden's previous Social Democratic government, which lost September's election to Christershon's right-wing coalition, agreed on several tranches of aid to Ukraine, both military and humanitarian, for more than 1 billion kroner.

For some time now, the Archer artillery system has been at the top of Ukraine's wish list.

However, it was not included in the new aid package, although the Swedish defense minister did not rule it out for the future, assuring that there would be more support.

The Swedish prime minister also said that the government is closely monitoring the developments in Poland near the Ukrainian border.

According to him, more information is needed to get a clearer picture of what happened.

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