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Sweden to send military, humanitarian aid to Ukraine by AFP Staff Writers Stockholm (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 Sweden said Wednesday it would provide Ukraine with military and humanitarian aid worth more than $350 million to help it cope with the upcoming winter. Stockholm will contribute military aid worth some three billion kronor ($286 million) plus additional humanitarian aid of 720 million kronor ($69 million), the government said. The military aid will include an air defence system and ammunition, but the government would not disclose which system or the value due to "operational secrecy". Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the aid package, Sweden's ninth to Ukraine since the war began, was its largest so far. The humanitarian package will be channelled through the World Food Programme, World Bank funds and Ukraine Green Recovery Programme, while the military aid also includes winter supplies such as tents and clothing. Part of the humanitarian aid will also go to Ukraine's impoverished neighbour Moldova, which has taken in a large number of Ukrainian refugees and has suffered direct consequences of the war, including a halt in electricity supplies from Ukraine.
Biden, allies hold 'emergency' talks after missile strikes Poland: White House Nusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 US President Joe Biden and leaders of key allies held "emergency" talks Wednesday after a missile hit Polish territory near the border with Ukraine, the White House said. Leaders of the European Union and all G7 countries - Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States - were among those at the hastily arranged meeting in Bali, where they have been taking part in a G20 summit of major economies. The White House website called the session an "emergency roundtable." It too ... read more
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