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Sweden likely has to spend more than 2% on defence, top commander says - Swedish Radio

FILE PHOTO: Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Micael Byden holds a news conference after the Swedish government announced it has decided to apply for NATO membership, in Stockholm, Sweden, May 16, 2022. TT News Agency/Claudio Bresciani via REUTERS

The war in Ukraine and Sweden's move to join the NATO military alliance will lead to defence spending running higher than the 2% that parliament has decided on, the top commander of the country's armed forces told Swedish Radio on Friday.

Sweden is planning to reach the NATO target for defence expenditure of 2% of GDP by 2026, up from 1.2% in 2022, as the Nordic country scrambles to bolster its defence following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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