Sweden Will Send ‘Reduced Battalion’ to Join Canadian-Led NATO Force in Latvia

Sweden Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Partner Nations during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP/Pavel Golovkin

Sweden’s prime minister says his country plans to join a Canadian-led NATO brigade force in Latvia.

In a speech on Jan. 8 to a national security conference, Ulf Kristersson said his government intends to contribute a reduced battalion.