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Ukraine buys 20 fighter jets from Sweden with EU loan

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The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, this Thursday in Sweden.Christine Olsson / Reuters

Ukraine will buy 20 Gripen fighter jets from the Swedish company Saab with the latest loan granted by the EU. In addition, the Swedish government will give them 16 older models, as announced by the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, at a press conference.