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Rhiannon12866

(246,004 posts)
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 11:35 PM Oct 22

⚡️Zelenskyy did NOT expect to see this in Sweden! Emotions are overflowing - War & Politics 24



Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday confirmed a deal to send Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets to Kyiv. - 10/22/2025.
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⚡️Zelenskyy did NOT expect to see this in Sweden! Emotions are overflowing - War & Politics 24 (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 22 OP
love Saab!, historically Kiev was founded by Vikings Shellback Squid Oct 22 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Deuxcents Oct 23 #2
I love Saab, too. Always wanted a 9-3 but I still admire the engineering and innovated safety features. Deuxcents Oct 23 #3
That is one heck of a plane! (fighter jet). LoisB Oct 23 #4
He knows that BlueMTexpat Oct 23 #5
Exactly. Depends on who he's spoken with last, Zelenskyy or Putin. Rhiannon12866 Oct 23 #7
You-Know-Who is an ass. Dave Bowman Oct 23 #8
That is an BlueMTexpat Oct 23 #9
Sweden might have maintained neutrality for a couple of centuries Warpy Oct 23 #6
K&R burrowowl Oct 23 #10

Response to Shellback Squid (Reply #1)

Deuxcents

(24,594 posts)
3. I love Saab, too. Always wanted a 9-3 but I still admire the engineering and innovated safety features.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 01:43 AM
Oct 23

They had before their competition..they were ahead of the game.Your history attachment is gonna make for a great read and it’s bookmarked for later. I hope President Z can acquire these fantastic machines to help his country achieve the peace and security they so desperately are fighting for. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

BlueMTexpat

(15,638 posts)
5. He knows that
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 02:30 AM
Oct 23

he can't expect ANY help from You-Know-Who.

But he has to keep trying, if only to show the world how completely unreliable the USA is as an ally in these very dark days.

Rhiannon12866

(246,004 posts)
7. Exactly. Depends on who he's spoken with last, Zelenskyy or Putin.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 02:35 AM
Oct 23

And for just that reason, Zelenskyy knows he can no longer depend on the U.S. as he did when President Biden was in office. Thank heavens that the EU has stepped up...

Warpy

(114,130 posts)
6. Sweden might have maintained neutrality for a couple of centuries
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 02:34 AM
Oct 23

but they've never been anybody's pushover. They make some pretty amazing things that have successfully scared the Russians away.

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