[HIGHLIGHTS] Defense Minister Pål Jonson (M) ahead of the defense meeting: "Sweden has taken a great responsibility"

EU defence ministers gather in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss support for Ukraine. Sweden has so far contributed defense materiel to a value of almost SEK 17 billion.

The delivery of artillery ammunition to Ukraine will be one of the main points of the defence meeting of EU defence ministers. The question of whether industrial production of artillery systems and artillery shells needs to be increased in Europe will also be addressed. According to the defense minister, the EU aims to train up to 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers. The information in The Times the other day that Ukrainian troops have been training in Sweden, Pål Jonson does not want to go into.