Relationship dossier
Sweden
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Sweden and Ukraine have built a close security partnership, including substantial Swedish assistance and a 2024 bilateral security agreement.
Sweden toward Ukraine
+85The Swedish government has provided Ukraine with substantial military, financial and humanitarian assistance since Russia’s full-scale invasion. In 2024, Sweden and Ukraine signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement setting out long-term support, including continued military assistance.
Ukraine toward Sweden
+65The Ukrainian government has engaged with Sweden on security cooperation and signed a bilateral security agreement with it in 2024. Ukraine has also welcomed Swedish military and other assistance and supported Sweden’s efforts to join NATO.
Overall relationship
+80The relationship is anchored in sustained Swedish assistance to Ukraine and a bilateral security cooperation agreement signed in 2024. This has created a close partnership focused on Ukraine’s defense and longer-term security, alongside diplomatic coordination. The scale and duration of future support remain subject to policy and budget decisions.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Sweden has become a major supporter of Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion, providing military, financial and humanitarian assistance and entering a long-term bilateral security cooperation agreement in 2024. Ukraine has engaged in that security partnership and welcomed Swedish support. The relationship is strongly cooperative, with substantial military and diplomatic coordination.
Key developments
Sweden and Ukraine signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement providing a framework for long-term Swedish support.
Major uncertainties
- The long-term scale and implementation of Sweden’s security and assistance commitments may change with political and budget decisions.
- The full scope of Ukrainian-Swedish cooperation beyond security and assistance is unclear.