Ukraine's Zelensky to visit Swedish defence group Saab

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to discuss a possible export deal at Swedish defence industry group Saab on Wednesday, said Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who will join him at the factory. Saab is the maker of the JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet, the GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, missile systems, anti-tank infantry weapons and other equipment. "The entire meeting takes place at Saab in Linkoping," Kristersson told Swedish radio. "We will discuss a major possible Swedish export deal." Linkoping is a key manufacturing hub of Saab, where it produces the Gripen. Kristersson declined to specify if Gripen would be discussed. However, he told public broadcaster Swedish Radio: "When it comes to flying capability in the midst of the ongoing war,...