Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Sweden on Wednesday to meet with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in the city of Linkoping where the two leaders visit a company, the Swedish government said in a statement.
“The prime minister and President Zelenskiy will hold a joint press conference to present news regarding defence exports,” the Swedish government said.
The statement did not say which company the two leaders planned to visit and a spokesperson for the prime minister’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Linkoping is the manufacturing hub of defence contractor Saab, the maker of the JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet, the GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, missile systems, anti-tank infantry weapons and other gear.
Earlier this month, Kristersson said he and Zelenskiy had discussed Kyiv’s interest in Saab’s JAS Gripen jet at a meeting of European leaders in Copenhagen.
A Saab spokesperson on Wednesday referred all questions concerning the event to the government.
REUTERS
