Sweden was spurred to join NATO in response to the security threat posed by Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. It has sent its troops to Latvia, which borders Russia and its ally Belarus. As a former Soviet republic, Latvia has highlighted the threat posed by Moscow after the war in Ukraine.

WARSAW, Poland — Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most ...

Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most significant operation so far as a member of the Western defense alliance.

As part of NATO's collective defence we strengthen the security of the Baltic region and stand united for a safer future,' says Swedish defense chief - Anadolu Ajansı

A Swedish battalion landed in the Latvian port of Riga early on 18 January to relieve Denmark's contingent of NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia (MNB-LVA), the

One of Estonia's largest forest management companies, Södra Forest Estonia, owned by Swedish shareholders, has decided to sell nearly 153,000 hectares of land it owns in Estonia and Latvia. According to the State Forest Management Center (RMK),

Swedish soldiers disembarked in the port of Riga, Latvia, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank. (Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP ...

Sweden sent 550 troops on Saturday to join a multinational brigade led by Canada in Latvia in what Stockholm calls its most significant commitment to NATO.

Sweden is joining NATO's Multinational Brigade Latvia on a long-term basis with a mechanized infantry battalion of up to 600 soldiers. The commander of the Multinational Brigade Latvia, Colonel Cedric Aspirault,

As the war against Russia approaches its three-year mark, Ukraine is on the backfoot on the frontlines. Ukrainian forces are suffering from manpower shortages and losing ground in the eastern Donetsk region as Russia’s troops continue their advance.

Sweden formally joined Nato in March as the 32nd member of the trans-Atlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-Second World War neutrality and centuries of broader nonalignment with major powers as security concerns in Europe spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.