https://www.scmp.com/rss/521738/feed The latest news and top stories on Ulf Kristersson, the leader of Sweden's Moderate Party. He has served as Prime Minister since October 2022, leading a centre-right coalition government. His career includes roles as Minister for Social Security, a Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Moderate Youth League. Key accomplishments during his premiership include overseeing Sweden's accession to NATO and initiating significant rearmament of the armed forces. He has also focused on migration policy... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France will expand its atomic arsenal and could deploy nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries for the first time, as he unveiled an unprecedented plan to bolster security on the continent. Speaking from the Ile Longue nuclear submarine base as the clock ticks on his presidency, Macron announced that eight European countries including Germany, Poland, Sweden and Britain had agreed to participate in what he called a “forward” nuclear deterrence... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3345189/europe-reacts-macrons-offer-deploy-atomic-weapons-frances-allies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3345189/europe-reacts-macrons-offer-deploy-atomic-weapons-frances-allies?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:40:58 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the four-year anniversary of the Ukraine war by accusing Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of trying to take over Ukraine, saying he had failed to achieve this and other war goals. In a video address that showed Ukrainians carrying out acts of resistance against Russian soldiers in the opening days of the conflict, Zelensky added that Ukraine was ready to do “everything” it could to secure a strong, lasting peace. Hundreds of thousands have died since Russia... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3344478/4-years-ukraine-conflict-zelensky-says-russias-putin-did-not-win-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3344478/4-years-ukraine-conflict-zelensky-says-russias-putin-did-not-win-war?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:29:35 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A bus rammed into a bus stop queue during Stockholm’s afternoon rush hour on Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, police said. The driver had been arrested and a manslaughter investigation opened, according to police. But they gave no other details of the traumatic incident in the Ostermalm district of the Swedish capital. Shortly after the crash, a swarm of police officers, ambulances and emergency vehicles descended on the scene. Media images showed rescue crews crouched... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3332892/several-killed-stockholm-bus-slams-pedestrians?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3332892/several-killed-stockholm-bus-slams-pedestrians?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:55:34 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Ukraine could buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Wednesday after the signing of a letter of intent on stepping up aviation cooperation between the two countries. Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference, Kristersson said the letter of intent would create the conditions for a “very large defence industry deal”. “Probably somewhere between 100 and 150 fighter jets of the model Gripen E that are now beginning to be... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3329986/ukraine-could-buy-150-gripen-fighter-planes-sweden?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3329986/ukraine-could-buy-150-gripen-fighter-planes-sweden?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:45:24 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Denmark is receiving security help from Nato allies ahead of a high-level meeting of European leaders in Copenhagen this week after a wave of drone incursions disrupted civilian and military sites. Germany, France and Sweden are sending reinforcements, with troops, anti-drone capabilities, radar systems and a helicopter among the support dispatched to the Danish capital after a string of drone incidents across airports and airbases over the past week. The sightings of large, professional-grade... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3327259/denmark-calls-nato-aid-eu-summit-after-drone-incursions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3327259/denmark-calls-nato-aid-eu-summit-after-drone-incursions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:34:55 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Russia said on Wednesday it had to be part of any discussion on security guarantees for Ukraine and downplayed the likelihood of an imminent summit with President Volodymyr Zelensky, tempering hopes for a quick peace deal. Nato military chiefs, meanwhile, held a virtual summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, the latest in a flurry of global diplomacy aimed at brokering an end to the nearly three-and-a-half year conflict. “On #Ukraine, we confirmed our support. Priority continues to be a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3322580/russia-says-it-must-be-part-ukraine-security-talks-nato-military-chiefs-meet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3322580/russia-says-it-must-be-part-ukraine-security-talks-nato-military-chiefs-meet?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:14:07 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu Chinese and American negotiators will gather in Stockholm for a much-anticipated third round of trade talks on Monday, putting the Swedish capital in the spotlight and prompting questions as to why the Scandinavian country was the venue of choice for the world’s two biggest economies. It began at a meeting of finance chiefs from the Group of 20 countries in South Africa earlier this month, where Sweden had been invited for the first time. Both China and the US approached the delegation from... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3319597/china-and-us-wanted-sweden-host-their-next-round-trade-talks-why?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3319597/china-and-us-wanted-sweden-host-their-next-round-trade-talks-why?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:30:08 +0000 Raymond Ma Raymond Ma US and Chinese trade negotiators will meet in Stockholm next week for a third round of talks since the outbreak of the Trump 2.0 trade war. The discussions are likely to lead to an extension of their tariff truce beyond August 12, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent having earlier urged investors “not to worry” about the approaching deadline. Bessent said he would speak to Chinese officials in Sweden on Monday and Tuesday, and that the talks were “in a good place”. Beijing has yet to... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3319529/us-china-talks-europe-win-rare-earths-politburo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3319529/us-china-talks-europe-win-rare-earths-politburo?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:00:16 +0000