Sweden has declared its readiness to participate in providing guarantees for Ukraine.

Sweden is ready to become one of the countries that will take part in providing security guarantees for Ukraine, the country can help with air patrols, which will be carried out by the Naval Forces (Navy). This was announced on August 20 by the country's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in an interview with Sveriges radio.

"We could participate in different types of aerial surveillance. We also have naval capabilities that could be relevant," Kristersson said.

In addition, he stressed that Ukraine should be ready to provide its own defense on its own.

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The day before, Bloomberg learned about the readiness of about 10 countries to send troops to Ukraine as part of providing possible security guarantees for Kiev. According to the agency, the meeting of the leaders of the European Union (EU) with US President Donald Trump at the White House, which confirmed Washington's commitment to security guarantees, was a prerequisite for the relevant plans.

Later, on August 20, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia agreed that Ukraine's security guarantees should be provided on an equal basis with the participation of China, the United States, Britain, France and other countries. Lavrov added that in the issue of guarantees of Ukraine's security, it is necessary to focus on the developments achieved during the negotiations in Istanbul in 2022.

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