Ukraine prepares ‘strong step’ on Gripen fighter jets, Zelensky says as he visits Sweden

UPPSALA: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday he was working with Sweden on a major defense package, including a “strong step” on Gripen fighter jets, as Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson welcomed him to Sweden. Kristersson and Zelensky signed a letter of intent last year under which Sweden could sell up to 150 of its Saab Gripen model E fighter jets to Ukraine. But with deliveries several years ‌away, there ‌have also been discussions about transfers of existing, C/D ​model ‌Swedish ⁠Gripens.

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