Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha: "Welcome to Kyiv on our Independence Day, dear Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Maria Malmer Stenergard!

Grateful for Sweden’s unwavering support and our meaningful talks today.

Right now, there is no greater task than defending against Russian ballistic terror, and our conversation centered on the concrete steps we are taking.

We are advancing the Anti-ballistic coalition to build shared defense solutions, coordinating to secure and deliver additional interceptors from partners, and preparing new anti-ballistic sanctions to disrupt Russia’s production chains.

Sweden’s exceptional Gripen jets are preparing to protect Ukrainian skies — we took stock of the implementation schedule for our leaders' agreements, as well as our ongoing work on the bilateral Drone Deal.

I briefed Maria on the battlefield situation and highlighted the need to neutralize Russian threats in the Black Sea to ensure freedom of navigation and uninterrupted global grain exports.

I am deeply grateful to Sweden for standing with Ukraine in word and deed — defending our independence and our shared European values".