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Sweden, Norway and Canada to announce defence package for Ukraine, Sweden says

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Servicemen of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, June 4, 2026. Iryna Rybakova/Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Servicemen of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, June 4, 2026. Iryna Rybakova/Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES Reuters

HELSINKI - Sweden, Norway and Canada will announce a new Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) package to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, Sweden's Defence Minister Pal Jonson said in Brussels on Thursday.

Sweden's contribution to the package will be $108 million, the Nordic country's defence ministry said in a statement.

It was not immediately known how much the two other countries will contribute.

(Reporting by Essi Lehto, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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This story was originally published June 18, 2026 at 12:42 AM.

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