Zelenskyy asks Sweden for Gripen jets

Ukraine has begun discussing with Sweden the possibility of receiving Gripen jets to boost its air defences, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday after meeting Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Report informs via Reuters.

"Today we discussed in detail the future steps regarding the possibility of opening the subject of receiving Swedish Gripens," Zelenskyy said at a joint news briefing with Kristersson, adding that the topic would be central to his meetings with other Swedish officials.

Zelenskyy was also due to meet the speaker of Sweden's parliament the Riksdag, the supreme commander of the Swedish armed forces, and the leaders of Sweden's main political parties, according to a Swedish government statement.