According to the Prime Minister, the 2% target is to be achieved “as soon as practicable”.
Stockholm
Swedish intends to invest heavily in its defense forces, the country’s prime minister said Magdalena Andersson at a press conference on Thursday.
The goal is to increase the share of defense spending to 2 percent of GDP. That is also a condition imposed by NATO on its member countries.
According to Andersson, the goal is to be achieved “as quickly as practicable”.
The news is being updated.
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