๐งต 1. Sweden increases 2024 defence budget by SEK 700 million, surpassing NATO's 2% GDP threshold; total spending reaches $2.44 billion. ๐ฐ๐โโ๏ธ #world
๐งต 1. Sweden increases 2024 defence budget by SEK 700 million, surpassing NATO's 2% GDP threshold; total spending reaches $2.44 billion. ๐ฐ๐โโ๏ธ #world
๐งต 2. With an upcoming autumn budget, Sweden aims to allocate a total of 119 billion crowns towards defence in 2024 โ almost double that of 2020. ๐ช๐ต
๐งต 3. The boost raises defence spending to 2.1% of Swedish GDP ๐, as Minister of Defence Pal Jonson highlights "the most serious security policy situation since WWII." ๐ฎ๐
๐งต 4. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sweden is stepping up its defence preparations ๐ท๐บโก๏ธ๐ธ๐ช, awaiting approval from Turkey and Hungary before joining NATO in 2023. ๐ค
๐งต 5. Sweden's commitment to strengthening its defence reflects the urgent need to address the evolving security landscape. ๐ก๏ธ๐ผ
๐งต Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sweden-adds-another-sek-700-mln-its-2024-defence-spending-2023-09-11/
thanks for sharing. It's kind of scary which Russia could do.
As a Swede, I can say this is good news. When the world is more uncertain, we need to be strong!