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The
visit will start at Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish
prime ministers, about 120 kilometers from Sweden's capital
Stockholm.
Zelenskiy will also meet the speaker of Sweden's parliament the
Riksdag, the supreme commander of the Swedish armed forces, and
the leaders of Sweden's main political parties, according to a
statement from the Swedish government.
As Zelenskiy reached Sweden, he said people had been killed and
wounded in a Russian missile strike on the northern Ukrainian
city of Chernihiv.
Sweden has been aiding Ukraine's war efforts by supplying
weapons such as tanks, anti-aircraft systems and armored Type 90
infantry fighting vehicles.
Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson said on Tuesday the
government was planning a new $313.5 million military support
package to Ukraine, consisting mainly of ammunition and spare
parts to previously delivered weapon systems.
The package will be Sweden's 13th to Ukraine since the start of
the war, taking the total value of the Nordic country's aid to
$1.8 billion.
Zelenskiy said he would thank Sweden for supporting Ukraine
since the Russian invasion.
"Our primary task is the strengthening of Ukrainian warriors on
the ground and in the sky, the development of bilateral
cooperation, in particular in the defense industry, Ukraine's
European integration and common security in the Euro-Atlantic
space," Zelenskiy wrote in a Telegram post announcing his
arrival.
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will receive
Zelenskiy and his wife Olena Zelenska at Stenhammar Palace as
part of the visit.
Zelenskiy and Prime Minister Kristersson will hold a joint press
conference at Harpsund in the afternoon.
(Reporting by Dan Peleschuk and Supantha Mukherjee; Additional
reporting by Simon Johnson in Stockholm; Editing by Frances
Kerry, Toby Chopra and David Holmes)
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