Sweden cuts aid to five countries to boost support for Ukraine

According to RCO News Agency, “Benjamin Dossa”, the Minister of International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Sweden, said that Ukraine is “the most important priority of Sweden’s foreign policy and aid policy” and that is why the government plans to increase its aid to Ukraine to at least 10 billion kroner (about 1.06 billion dollars) in 2026.

He added: “For foreign aid, there is no secret printing press to print money; This money must come from somewhere.”

The Swedish government announced that the decision would free up more than 2 billion kroner over the next two years, which could be directed to Ukraine for projects such as rebuilding the country’s energy infrastructure.

Sweden has also cut aid to more than 10 countries, including Burkina Faso and Mali, since the current government took office in 2022.

Sweden is one of the main donors of humanitarian aid in the world and has had an annual budget of 56 billion kroner in the last three years. The government has announced that it will reduce this amount to 53 billion kroner per year for the period of 2026-2028 and will reallocate part of the expenses for immigration and repatriation.

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