Reuters: Sweden will “supply” Ukraine with grenade launchers, Estonia with howitzers, and Belgium with rifles

Sweden will supply military equipment to Ukraine. Including the country will send five thousand grenade launchers, said Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson, reports Reuters.

“Sweden will move to the full support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Andersson said. According to her, 135,000 field rations, 5,000 helmets, 5,000 body armor and 5,000 disposable anti-tank grenade launchers will be sent to Ukraine. The military is also provided with financial support in the amount of 400 million crowns or $42.78 million.

At the same time, the Finnish authorities at an emergency meeting decided to allow Estonia to supply Kiev with 122-mm howitzers, Yle reports. Finland will also send 2,000 body armor, 2,000 helmets, 100 stretchers and first aid supplies to Ukraine. Belgium will supply Ukraine with 3,000 rifles and 200 anti-tank weapons, Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Croo said, quoted by the media.

Recall, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an emergency appeal to the Russians and announced a special military operation in the Donbass. In his speech, he stated that “circumstances require decisive action from Russia” and stressed that “Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons.” In response to Russia’s actions, Western countries (USA, Canada, European Union, Great Britain, Japan) announced new, tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation, including financial and economic ones. A number of European countries have imposed bans on the flights of Russian aircraft, including Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, France and North Macedonia, Canada, Spain, Portugal. A little later, the head of the European Commission announced that the EU would close airspace for all Russian aircraft, including private ones.