Security, freedom and Swedish burgers This may seem like a bizarrely patriotic campaign for the agricultural lobby, but Swedes get the message: Securing the food supply should also count towards NATO defence spending. I write in @eurcorrespond.bsky.social europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/securit...

In 2022, Putin launched the largest European invasion since WWII while blaming Ukraine’s distant NATO aspirations. Weeks later, he said Russia had “no problem” with neighbouring Finland and Sweden actually joining NATO. Putin’s problem is evidently Ukrainian independence not NATO expansion

”It’s almost like we want to enter a romantic relationship with Ukraine that’s going to last 30 years, and it’s driving Russia crazy.” Top notch analysis from a 🇸🇪 military expert on the Gripen sale and sour reactions in the Russian MFA 💙💛

Was just reading about the mid-life upgrades of the Finnish F/A-18 hornets and what a great concept. Be like a fighter jet: get a mid-life upgrade, not a midlife crisis

“For me, the JAS-39 is the only fighter jet in the world I'd be willing to sell my soul for," said Ukrainian pilot Vadym Voroshylov 🇸🇪🫶🇺🇦

"Authoritarian states do not own societal cohesion. But when our leaders praise their resolve and cohesion while questioning our own, they legitimize the idea that democracy equals weakness. The traits that define open societies...can be assets in war, if harnessed rather than feared."

The European Commission is acutely aware that using joint EU borrowing to fund a reparations loan for Kyiv is even more unpalatable than using frozen Russian state assets. But that's the point. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...

UN report confirms that Russia is using drones to systematically target civilians in Ukraine. “These attacks have a devastating impact on the civilian population living in the affected areas. They have caused extensive damage and destruction, leaving entire localities unliveable”

This is also great for the European defense industrial base... supporting Saab as a fighter producer is quite important. F-35 sales meant they lost out on the Nordic market (yes that was 5th gen fighter but the way companies innovate is by producing and having a larger market).

For all the good news out of Sweden today, there has unfortunately been a recent re-litigation in the public debate on ”realism” and ”understanding Russian interests.” Arguments made circa 2014 that have long since expired.

Told Donald that if he wasn't on my side, he might be getting the credit for an American company selling these jets

Now you too, can purchase your own JAS Gripen E !

Based 🤌 Ulf Kristersson and Zelenskyy looking at the newest Gripen fighter jet

For context on how big a sale this is for Sweden: Ukraine will purchase about 1.5x the size of the entire Swedish Gripen fleet. ~95 Gripen currently in the 🇸🇪 Air Force: 60 New Swedish orders of Gripen E to phase out older C/D (just started being delivered). 120-150 Gripen E to Ukraine

Sweden will sell up to 150 JAS Gripen E to Ukraine! This is the newest model of the Saab Gripen. This is not a donation of planes today, but a delivery over several years. #Gripens4Ukraine Source: www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...

Finland will provide Ukraine with its 30th military aid package estimated at $60,6 million,the country's defense ministry said The aid will mainly consist of new orders from Finnish defense companies,it said in a statement.For security reasons Finland is not disclosing details Thank you,Finland! 🇺🇦🇫🇮

The 🇸🇪 Armed Forces are following a Russian submarine in the Baltic Sea. The submarine is "visible above the water, so we are getting lots of questions and want to be transparent," says an Armed Forces spokesperson. The submarine is in international waters and has not violated Swedish territory.

Skriver om att vi måste våga förbereda oss på det värsta, i dagens Svensk Tidskrift.

New 🇸🇪 royal family pics just dropped.

🇸🇪 NATO's newest and most enthusiastic member: NATO Concert with the Army Orchestra at Stockhom's Radio Music Hall pays "tribute both to NATO's 75th anniversary and Sweden's membership in NATO with a concert filled with masterpieces from NATO countries." Includes 🇫🇮 patriotic song Muistoja Pohjolast

Sweden is the most perfect country on this planet and nothing will convince me otherwise

A Swedish union for moving National Cinnamon Bun Day to a workday (yes, it’s real). ”Swedish workers risk losing millions of cinnamon buns when Cinnamon Bun Day lands on a Saturday. We’re the union that wants to change that…For everyone’s right to a cinnamon bun at work.” It’s real: www.förak.se

Very annoyed with this ”but Turkey shot down a Russian jet”. Turkey doesn’t have a border with Russia. If Finland did the same (when it’s ”only” an incursion), what would stop Russia from starting to shoot down Finnish (or other NATO) jets when they’re flying close to the Russian border ?

FOI (Swedish Defence Research Agency) has released an open source appreciation of allies arctic warfare capabilities. Nothing super surprising other than that the UK is judged to have only one capable battalion, but it's no secret that the UK's capabilities are very thin. foi.se/rapporter/ra...

Who is who? Russia’s Ambassador to Sweden or Dune’s Baron Harkonnen? @dagensnyheter.bsky.social asking the real questions.

”And that’s the news. Over to the weather.”

From Catherine II to Putin: How a Swedish flag became symbol of resistance in occupied Ukraine A Swedish flag gifted by King Carl XVI Gustaf to a Ukrainian village in 2008 survived 8.5 months hidden from Russian occupation forces euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/13/f...

Swedish Public Broadcaster SVT is planning to feature the russian ambassador on "30 minutes" -- the same day Polish air space is violated. @nordicukraine.bsky.social statement urging SVT not to air the program. Russia cannot be allowed a platform to spread lies and propaganda.

So in Sweden there is a raging debate over the new “cultural canon.” What belongs? How were the selections made? Should the list even exist? Whatever the merits, we can safely say that the Saab 37 Viggen puts the “canon” in “cultural canon,” where it now sits along side Pippi Longstocking.

Less than 1,5 years as a NATO member and Finland has already built up a new NATO command. NATO’s Multi-Corps Land Component Command has became operational at Mikkeli in conjunction with the Finnish Army Command on 1 September.

New 🇸🇪 Armed Forces ad campaign: "We could talk about our major investments in air defence. Or one of our new cyber units protecting civil society...But right now we are conducting live fire exercises. For freedom's sake."

Please don't bet your life on a machine translation, but the Norwegian Army just released their new survival manual. www.forsvaret.no/aktuelt-og-p...

A friend in need…

“The Nordic and Baltic states have quietly demonstrated that Europe has done more than its fair share in helping an embattled ally. The continent as a whole is a lot stronger than it looks. Perhaps it’s time it knew its own strength.” A+ by @michaeldweiss.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/the...

Russia strikes EU Ukraine delegation in Kyiv

Russians are real barbarians. How do they expect to win the war by terror bombing and killing civilians? The worst terror in Europe since WWII, and it hardly gets attention in western media now. This alone should cover the first pages for days.

When the office notified me that someone from Finnish public broadcasting wanted to interview me, I was like, "What? Why?!" I was so confused. 😂 Ultimately, it was a pleasure and absolute honor to discuss my "Littoral Commander: Baltic" with YLE. 🎲 💥 🗺️

⚡️Pentagon has quietly barred Ukrainian long-range strikes in Russia with US missiles, WSJ reports.

”War in the Baltic Sea is like a knife fight in a telephone booth.” The Center for Naval Analyses new board game ”Littoral Commander: The Baltic” plays out a near future between the US and Russia. Designed for military training, it’s also available to the public: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38...

Moomins are apparently having a moment in the US, so there’s hope for America still

The Moomins contain ”political themes—war, displacement, imminent annihilation, environmental catastrophe…this juxtaposition makes the Moomins perfect guides.” ”If the underlying themes can be anxiety-provoking, then the Moomins themselves are anchoring presences—whatever may happen to the world.”

Good overview of the capabilities and possibilities of Ukraine's new Flamingo missile by @frhoffmann.bsky.social.

Remarkable open letter from Bill Burns. "If intelligence analysts at the CIA saw our rivals engage in this kind of great-power suicide, we would break out the bourbon. Instead, the sound we hear is of champagne glasses clinking in the Kremlin and Zhongnanhai." theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

62% of Americans now support arming Ukraine — the highest in nearly 2 years. The surge comes largely from increased backing among Republicans and Independents. In today’s divided America, helping Ukraine might be one of the few things most people can actually agree on.

Som svenskamerikan har jag läst många dåliga takes på Trumps USA. Den här är nog den värsta: En plädering för Nobelpriset samtidigt som DC är under militär ockupation Om det är något som inte förmedlas i Sverige, är det hur långt Trumps auktoritära styre har gått och konsekvenserna för befolkningen

"Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson also emphasized that his country was ready to play a role in the security guarantees...adding that Sweden could contribute with air surveillance and naval resources to enhance Ukraine's defenses."

On the 1st jan Myndigheten för Samhällsskydd och Beredskap (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency) becomes Myndigheten för Civilt Försvar (the Ministry for Civil Defence). They get a new heraldry which includes the civil defence triangle and the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. www.msb.se/sv/aktuellt/...

Back to school in Sweden! And starting this year, students will learn about total defence and NATO as part of their curriculum. The curriculum includes 5 chapters under the heading "Together we are Total Defence" and an interactive training game “Act in Wartime.”

Americans don’t like Putin. Republicans don’t like Putin. Democrats don’t like Putin. Independents don’t like Putin. Nobody likes Putin, except Trump.

Putin and Trump laughing it up in the back of the limo.