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Slovakia and Hungary refused to participate in financing a Czech initiative to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine, citing their opposition to the provision of lethal weapons and their belief that the conflict has no military solution.

The Embassy of Ukraine in Sweden has demanded an apology from Swedish journalist Elaf Ali for an offensive "joke" about Ukrainian refugee women on a Swedish TV program, in which she suggested that they can only be seen in brothels.

The NATO Secretary General says that the upcoming NATO summit in Washington will be a "step up" for Ukraine, after discussing support for Ukraine with the Finnish President and preparations for the summit.

Sweden will provide Ukraine with jet skis for the coast guard. They can be transferred immediately.

The majority of the population in NATO countries supports their country's military assistance to Ukraine in the fight against Russia.

In the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, the Big Five countries and Sweden will perform in full during the semi-finals. It was also announced that the voting windows will be extended and online voting will be available for non-participating countries.

Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson calls on Europe to persuade the United States to focus on Russia's war against Ukraine by increasing its own defense capabilities and aligning them with America's strategic interests, including the Chinese challenge.

Sweden, as a new member of NATO, has no plans to deploy the alliance's nuclear weapons on its territory in peacetime, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have said.

Russian President Putin's invasion of Ukraine has led to Finland and Sweden joining NATO and brought Ukraine closer to membership than ever before, despite Putin's goal of hindering Ukraine's progress toward NATO and the EU, the NATO Secretary General said.

International delivery of driver's licenses for Ukrainians is now available in 5 more countries: Sweden, Georgia, Portugal, Greece and Norway.

Sweden has officially joined NATO as the 32nd member state after abandoning its non-aligned policy due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The flag-raising ceremony took place at NATO Headquarters in Brussels with the participation of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and NATO officials.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the support of Ukraine by Western allies is saving lives and should continue, as Ukraine has no choice but to fight against Russia's unprovoked aggression, while Russia could end the war today.

Sweden conducted its first military flights near Russia's borders after joining NATO: a reconnaissance plane flew over Poland near Kaliningrad and Belarus, and another radar plane worked over the Baltic Sea.

Ukraine is on track to join NATO, with strong relations and structures such as the NATO-Ukraine Council, despite the Russian invasion aimed at stopping NATO's eastward expansion.

President Biden emphasized his strong support for Ukraine, calling for unity against the russian invasion and the provision of weapons to help Ukraine defend itself.

Sweden officially became the 32nd member of NATO after depositing its instrument of accession, marking the end of its longstanding policy of non-alignment in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson signs documents on Sweden's accession to NATO.

The Swedish government has decided to join NATO, opening a new chapter in its history and strengthening its security as a free Western democracy.

Sweden will officially join NATO today after submitting its application to the US government.

Sweden officially becomes the 32nd member of NATO after all member states accepted its accession protocol.

NATO has launched a large-scale exercise, Nordic Response 2024, in northern Norway with the participation of troops from 13 countries. They are practicing repelling an attack on the Alliance's territory.

Sweden will officially join the NATO Alliance on March 7, 2024, becoming the 32nd ally.

The Swedish prime minister visits Washington on the eve of the submission of final NATO membership documents to complete the two-year process of Sweden's accession to the military alliance.

The German Defense Minister says that no political decision has been made to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet with former US President Donald Trump in Florida on March 8.

NATO launches a large-scale military exercise called Nordic Response 24 near the Russian border, involving more than 20,000 troops from 14 countries led by Norway.

Finland will participate for the first time in NATO's Nordic Response 2024 as a full member of the Alliance.

Sweden will provide export credit guarantees aimed at ensuring priority supplies of essential goods to Ukraine to support its economic development and recovery.

The speaker of the Hungarian parliament has signed Sweden's ratification of NATO membership and sent it to the president's office for publication after lawmakers approved it, ending months of delay in finalizing Sweden's security accession to the alliance amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European defense and foreign ministers will meet in Paris to further discuss support for Ukraine and protect Moldova from Russian destabilization.