Debate with Minister of Defence Pål Jonson on the mandate to send Swedish soldiers to the war in Ukraine
Debate with Minister for Defence Pål Jonson in plenary tomorrow Friday 28 November at 9.00
On 5 October 2025, Parliament approved a new decision-making regime for participation in NATO's collective deterrence and defence activities. This means that the government gets its own mandate in urgent situations to deploy armed forces for a limited time.
The amendment is about NATO collective defence and operations, not specifically about a peacekeeping force in Ukraine. This would still require a special parliamentary decision under the current rules. There is, of course, a risk of arbitrariness if the government can take such far-reaching measures for a certain period of time without either informing Parliament or allowing Parliament to make a decision.
My question is whether the Minister of Defence and the Swedish people understand what this means. If Sweden deploys troops against Russia, Sweden has declared war on Russia (without time limit).
What barriers are there now to the government sending Swedish soldiers to the war in Ukraine - to face certain death?
I would therefore like to put the following questions to the Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson:
- Has the Minister analysed the meaning of ”urgent situations”, i.e. situations that may lead the government to send soldiers to Ukraine, and if so, can the Minister explain the results?
- Could there be talk of Sweden sending elite troops to Ukraine without warning, and if so, can the Minister indicate whether or not Sweden has already sent elite troops to Ukraine?
- Has the Minister analysed how many Swedish soldiers risk losing their lives in the event of a Swedish operation in Ukraine, and if so, can the Minister give an account of the results?
Link to submitted interpellation
Party leader for Ambition Sverige
Spokesperson for Swedish sovereignty and the EU, Environment and Climate and team member for Energy