Sweden deployed a mechanized battalion to Latvia, near the Russian border. This historic deployment signals Sweden’s active participation in NATO’s collective defense efforts. Approximately ...

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"The deployment of this battalion will help make Latvia, Sweden but also NATO as a whole more secure," she said. Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds thanked Swedish partners for their decision ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm on Friday (13 June 2025) to ...

Sweden and the Netherlands say they intend to increase defense spending to 5% of their gross domestic product in line with ...

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WARSAW, Poland — Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO's eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most ...

Sweden and the Netherlands Say Before NATO Summit They Will Spend 5% of GDP ... Poland and the Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — have already publicly committed to 5%, and ...

According to the most recent NATO figures, Sweden was estimated to have spent ... Poland and the Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — have already publicly committed to 5% ...