
Sweden will send a Patriot air defense system and about 100 troops to eastern Poland from December 1 to protect a NATO logistics center at a Polish airport through which Western aid is delivered to Ukraine, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said.
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Sweden is strengthening its military presence on NATO's eastern flank in the context of ongoing Western support for Ukraine.
Sweden will send the Patriot air defense system and about 100 troops to eastern Poland from December 1. This was stated by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Reuters reports.
It is clarified that the unit’s task will be to protect the NATO logistics center at the Polish airport, through which Western aid is delivered to Ukraine.

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