2024-12-112024/25:UFöU1 · p.2UFöUDefence
Support for Ukraine
Continued support for Ukraine
What's at stake: The level and durability of support for Ukraine affects the country's ability to withstand the Russian invasion and matters greatly for the security situation across Europe, while also involving costs and priorities for Swedish resource allocation.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the Riksdag should, through a special statement, specifically stress that Swedish support for Ukraine should continue to increase in strength and scope, beyond the direction for support to Ukraine already contained in government security policy.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee agrees with the government's assessment that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is the most extensive military aggression in Europe since the Second World War and that a policy of alliance solidarity should strengthen security in the near area and the Euro-Atlantic area, and considers this already sufficient grounds for support without a separate statement.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 5 (C)
The reservation holds that political, economic, humanitarian and military support for Ukraine must continue with increasing force for as long as the war continues, and that this support must come jointly from the EU and NATO.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 5 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: LLiberalerna, MModeraterna
Ja 176–21Ja 103–94
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | Yes | Yes 21/0/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Abstain 2/0/89/15 | differs | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/16/2 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | match | confidence: high | derived |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 17/0/0/2 | differs | confidence: high | derived |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| SD | No | Yes 63/0/0/9 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
Broke with the party line
| SBjörn Petersson (S, Kalmar län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SLars Isacsson (S, Dalarnas län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects motions 2024/25:3162 by Kerstin Lundgren et al. (C) request 6 and 2024/25:3257 by Emma Berginger et al. (MP) request 13.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2024/25:3162 av Kerstin Lundgren m.fl. (C) yrkande 6 och 2024/25:3257 av Emma Berginger m.fl. (MP) yrkande 13.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag has addressed the prerequisites and direction of security policy for the next six years. The direction is part of the government's proposition Total defence 2025–2030. The Riksdag supports the government's stated direction for the current period. Among other things, both the government and the Riksdag emphasize that Sweden's support for Ukraine should be sustainable and long-term Sweden should be a credible and reliable member of NATO and pursue a solidarity-based alliance policy to strengthen security and stability in our neighbouring region and throughout the Euro-Atlantic area political dialogue and diplomacy are important tools to strengthen Sweden's security and promote Swedish interests climate change is a threat in itself and increases international tensions and instability and deepens existing conflicts. At the same time, the Riksdag decided to say no to the proposals on security policy that came in motions, of which about forty are from the general petition period 2024. The Riksdag refers to the government's assessments and positions in the proposition.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the government to annually present security policy statements for parliamentary review and debate. (C) — Reservation 5
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The counter-proposal requires that military support to Ukraine should also increase and be driven jointly with NATO and EU.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The counter-proposal requires that military support to Ukraine should also increase and be driven jointly with NATO and EU. The election manifesto establishes that Sweden should be a voice for peace and justice, not for increased militarization, and that the party opposes ever-deeper military cooperation with NATO and EU. The plan points towards peace, disarmament and fewer weapons, not towards escalated military deliveries within the alliance framework.
Original (Swedish)
Motförslaget kräver att även det militära stödet till Ukraina ska öka i kraft och drivas gemensamt med Nato och EU. Valmanifestet slår fast att Sverige ska vara en röst för fred och rättvisa, inte för ökad militarisering, och att partiet motsätter sig ett allt djupare militärt samarbete med NATO och EU. Planen pekar mot fred, nedrustning och färre vapen, inte mot upptrappade militära leveranser i alliansens ram.
- no to increased militarizationdecisive»Vänsterpartiet anser att Sverige ska vara en röst för fred och rättvisa, inte för ökad militarisering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party considers that Sweden should be a voice for peace and justice, not for increased militarization.”
- against deeper NATO and EU cooperation»Därför är Vänsterpartiet motståndare till Sveriges allt djupare militära samarbete med NATO och EU, och vi är det enda riksdagspartiet som konsekvent värnar och vill återupprätta svensk alliansfrihet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore, the Left Party opposes Sweden's ever-deeper military cooperation with NATO and EU, and we are the only Riksdag party that consistently protects and wants to restore Swedish military non-alignment.”
- against arms races»Vi vänder oss emot militarisering och kapprustning.« (party programme ↗)“We oppose militarization and arms races.”
- civil and legal tools»mänskliga rättigheter och gemensamma ekonomiska insatser.« (party programme ↗)“human rights and joint economic measures.”
The election manifesto states that Sweden in all circumstances shall stand up for Ukraine and against the Russian invasion war, which is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to establish: continued and increasing political, economic, humanitarian and military support.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto states that Sweden in all circumstances shall stand up for Ukraine and against the Russian invasion war, which is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to establish: continued and increasing political, economic, humanitarian and military support. The plan moreover sees both EU cooperation and NATO membership as the foundation for security in the neighbouring region. The party programme principally rejects that states are forced into subordination through military force.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att Sverige i alla lägen ska stå upp för Ukraina och mot det ryska invasionskriget, vilket är exakt det motförslaget vill fastslå: fortsatt och ökande politiskt, ekonomiskt, humanitärt och militärt stöd. Planen ser dessutom både EU-samarbetet och Natomedlemskapet som grunden för säkerheten i närområdet. Partiprogrammet avvisar principiellt att stater tvingas till underordning med militär styrka.
- support for Ukraine in all circumstancesdecisive»Sverige måste i alla lägen stå upp för Ukraina och mot det ryska invasionskriget.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden must in all circumstances stand up for Ukraine and against the Russian invasion war.”
- EU cooperation as the foundation»Vi är övertygade om att EU-samarbetet är grunden för att lösa många av vår tids svåraste problem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are convinced that EU cooperation is the foundation for solving many of our era's most difficult problems.”
- NATO membership for security»Ett svenskt medlemskap i Nato är den bästa vägen för vårt lands säkerhet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish NATO membership is the best way for our country's security”
- rejects military coercion»Ingen stat eller terrorgrupp får med militär eller ekonomisk styrka tvinga andra stater till« (party programme ↗)“No state or terrorist group shall with military or economic force force other states to”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The election manifesto assumes that Russia's invasion has made the security situation serious and that close cooperation with other countries has become even more important, and the party programme justifies armed resistance when it occurs in self-defence.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto assumes that Russia's invasion has made the security situation serious and that close cooperation with other countries has become even more important, and the party programme justifies armed resistance when it occurs in self-defence. That supports the counter-proposal's demand for continued and increased political, economic and humanitarian support to Ukraine. A tension exists with the goal of phased-out arms exports, but it concerns Swedish exports in general, not support to a country subjected to aggression.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet utgår från att Rysslands invasion gjort säkerhetsläget allvarligt och att nära samarbete med andra länder blivit än viktigare, och partiprogrammet rättfärdigar väpnat motstånd när det sker i självförsvar. Det bär motförslagets krav på fortsatt och ökat politiskt, ekonomiskt och humanitärt stöd till Ukraina. En spänning finns mot målet om avvecklad vapenexport, men den gäller svensk export i allmänhet, inte stöd till ett land som utsätts för aggression.
- cooperation after Russia's invasiondecisive»Det allvarliga säkerhetsläget i Europa efter Rysslands invasion av Ukraina och effekterna av klimatförändringarna gör det ännu viktigare med nära samarbeten med andra länder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The serious security situation in Europe after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the effects of climate change make close cooperation with other countries even more important.”
- military resistance in self-defence»Militära insatser kan dock rättfärdigas då förebyggande åtgärder misslyckats och det är det enda medlet för att förhindra ytterligare kränkningar av de mänskliga rättigheterna och lidande.« (party programme ↗)“Military action can however be justified when preventive measures have failed and it is the only means to prevent further violations of human rights and suffering.”
- solidarity with victims of war»Miljoner tvingas fly på grund av krig och konflikter i Europa och världen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Millions are forced to flee due to war and conflicts in Europe and the world.”
- phased-out arms export»Miljöpartiet de grönas mål är därför en avvecklad vapenexport.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party's goal is therefore a phased-out arms export.”
flags: spänning mellan militärt stöd och avvecklad vapenexport
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto describes Russia's war of aggression as a threat to Ukraine's survival and the security of the entire Europe, and the party wants to actively strangle Russia's war financing and complete NATO membership.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto describes Russia's war of aggression as a threat to Ukraine's survival and the security of the entire Europe, and the party wants to actively strangle Russia's war financing and complete NATO membership. The counter-proposal's demand for continued and increased political, economic, humanitarian and military support to Ukraine with the EU and NATO is directly in line with these commitments. The plan provides no support for reducing engagement as long as the war continues.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet beskriver Rysslands anfallskrig som ett hot mot Ukrainas överlevnad och hela Europas säkerhet, och partiet vill aktivt strypa Rysslands krigsfinansiering samt fullfölja Natomedlemskapet. Motförslagets krav på fortsatt och ökande politiskt, ekonomiskt, humanitärt och militärt stöd till Ukraina med EU och Nato ligger direkt i linje med dessa åtaganden. Planen ger inget stöd för att trappa ned engagemanget så länge kriget pågår.
- support for Ukraine's survivaldecisive»Ibland förs kampen med vapen, som i fallet med Rysslands anfallskrig, som hotar Ukrainas överlevnad och hela Europas säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sometimes the struggle is waged with weapons, as in the case of Russia's war of aggression, which threatens Ukraine's survival and the security of the entire Europe.”
- strangle Russia's war financing»Stryp Putins krigskassa nu. Vi vill stoppa all energihandel med Ryssland och fasa ut fossila bränslen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strangle Putin's war chest now. We want to stop all energy trade with Russia and phase out fossil fuels.”
- NATO membership and rearmament»Centerpartiet vill rusta försvaret, stärka Sveriges civila beredskap och fullfölja inträdet i Nato.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Center Party wants to arm the defence, strengthen Sweden's civil readiness and complete NATO membership.”
- international security engagement»Centerpartiet vill att Sverige ska bistå i internationella fredsinsatser, gärna i ökad utsträckning under direkt FN-ledning.« (party programme ↗)“The Center Party wants Sweden to participate in international peace operations, preferably in increased scope under direct UN leadership.”
The election manifesto explicitly promises that Ukraine shall be given increased economic, political and military support and that Sweden shall wholeheartedly support Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine ending in complete Russian military retreat.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly promises that Ukraine shall be given increased economic, political and military support and that Sweden shall wholeheartedly support Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine ending in complete Russian military retreat. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued and increasing support in cooperation with the EU and Nato is thus precisely what the plan commits to. The plan also drives for broad sanctions coalitions and a fast track for Ukrainian EU membership.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar uttryckligen att Ukraina ska ges ökat ekonomiskt, politiskt och militärt stöd och att Sverige helhjärtat ska stödja att det ryska anfallskriget slutar i fullständig rysk militär reträtt. Motförslagets krav på fortsatt och ökande stöd i samverkan med EU och Nato är därmed just det planen åtar sig. Planen driver dessutom på för breda sanktionskoalitioner och ett snabbspår för ukrainskt EU-medlemskap.
- increased support to Ukrainedecisive»En ny regering ska vara garanten för att Ukraina ges ökat ekonomiskt, politiskt och militärt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A new government shall be the guarantor that Ukraine is given increased economic, political and military support.”
- Russian retreat from Ukraine»Sverige ska helhjärtat stödja Ukraina i att Rysslands oprovocerade anfallskrig måste sluta i fullständig rysk militär reträtt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall wholeheartedly support Ukraine in Russia's unprovoked war of aggression must end in complete Russian military retreat.”
- broad sanctions against Russia»Sverige ska vara pådrivande för att så breda globala koalitioner som möjligt bygger ut en så heltäckande sanktionsregim mot Ryssland som möjligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall be driving for as broad global coalitions as possible to build as comprehensive a sanctions regime against Russia as possible.”
- fast track for Ukrainian EU membership»Sverige ska verka för ett snabbspår för ukrainskt EU-medlemskap och ge landet stöd i att nå de villkor som då måste uppfyllas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall work for a fast track for Ukrainian EU membership and support the country in meeting the conditions that must then be met.”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The plan establishes that aggression and offensive war are not ethically defensible and that no one has the right to passively abandon people subjected to armed conflict.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that aggression and offensive war are not ethically defensible and that no one has the right to passively abandon people subjected to armed conflict. Sweden should be involved in solving security problems in Europe and the near region, and humanitarian aid is an important part of international responsibility. Continued and increased political, economic, humanitarian and military support to Ukraine follows directly from these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att aggression och offensivt krig inte är etiskt försvarbart och att ingen har rätt att i passiv neutralitet överge människor som utsätts för krigshandlingar. Sverige ska vara delaktigt i att lösa säkerhetsproblem i Europa och närområdet, och humanitärt bistånd är en viktig del av det internationella ansvaret. Fortsatt och ökat politiskt, ekonomiskt, humanitärt och militärt stöd till Ukraina följer direkt av dessa åtaganden.
- no passive neutralitydecisive»passiv neutralitet, att överge människor som utsätts« (party programme ↗)“passive neutrality, to abandon people subjected”
- aggression indefensible»Aggression och offensivt krig är inte etiskt försvarbart.« (party programme ↗)“Aggression and offensive war are not ethically defensible.”
- co-responsibility for European security»att lösa säkerhetsproblem i Europa och närområdet, och efter förmåga även i övriga delar av världen.« (party programme ↗)“to solve security problems in Europe and the near region, and according to ability also in other parts of the world.”
- humanitarian aid»Det humanitära biståndet är en viktig del av det internationella biståndet.« (party programme ↗)“Humanitarian aid is an important part of international aid.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto establishes that Sweden shall wholeheartedly stand up for Ukraine, even with continued weapons supplies, and describes Russia's invasion as the most serious security crisis in Europe since World War II.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto establishes that Sweden shall wholeheartedly stand up for Ukraine, even with continued weapons supplies, and describes Russia's invasion as the most serious security crisis in Europe since World War II. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued and increasing political, economic, humanitarian and military support aligns directly with this commitment. That the support should be provided jointly with the EU and NATO also matches the plan's view of the EU and NATO as Sweden's most important international collaborations.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att Sverige helhjärtat ska stå upp för Ukraina, även med fortsatta vapenleveranser, och beskriver Rysslands invasion som den allvarligaste säkerhetspolitiska krisen i Europa sedan andra världskriget. Motförslagets krav på fortsatt och ökande politiskt, ekonomiskt, humanitärt och militärt stöd ligger direkt i linje med detta åtagande. Att stödet ska ges gemensamt med EU och Nato stämmer också med planens syn på EU och Nato som Sveriges viktigaste internationella samarbeten.
- continued support for Ukrainedecisive»Sverige ska helhjärtat stå upp för Ukraina, även med fortsatta vapenleveranser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall wholeheartedly stand up for Ukraine, even with continued weapons supplies.”
- serious security situation»Rysslands invasion av Ukraina har skapat den allvarligaste säkerhetspolitiska krisen i Europa sedan andra världskriget.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created the most serious security crisis in Europe since World War II.”
- EU and NATO as frameworks»EU är tillsammans med Nato vårt allra viktigaste internationella samarbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU is, together with NATO, our most important international collaboration.”
- resist authoritarian power language»Stora auktoritära länder ska inte kunna spela ut enskilda små västerländska demokratier mot varandra.« (party programme ↗)“Large authoritarian countries should not be able to play individual small Western democracies against each other.”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The plan's foreign policy commitment is that Sweden shall clearly mark against violations of sovereign state territory and work for clear sanctions against Russia.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan's foreign policy commitment is that Sweden shall clearly mark against violations of sovereign state territory and work for clear sanctions against Russia. Continued political, economic and humanitarian support for Ukraine as long as the war continues follows from that line, and humanitarian disaster relief is precisely the aid direction the plan prioritizes. The plan says nothing about whether the support shall be channelled jointly via the EU and NATO or whether it should increase in scope.
Original (Swedish)
Planens utrikespolitiska åtagande är att Sverige tydligt ska markera mot kränkningar av suveräna staters territorium och verka för tydliga sanktioner mot Ryssland. Fortsatt politiskt, ekonomiskt och humanitärt stöd till Ukraina så länge kriget pågår följer av den linjen, och humanitärt katastrofbistånd är just den biståndsinriktning planen prioriterar. Planen säger däremot inget om att stödet ska kanaliseras gemensamt via EU och Nato eller om att det ska öka i omfattning.
- mark against territorial violationsdecisive»Sverige ska tydligt markera mot kränkningar av grundläggande fri- och rättigheter och av suveräna staters territorium.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall clearly mark against violations of fundamental freedoms and rights and of sovereign state territory.”
- sanctions against Russia»Sverige bör verka för tydliga sanktioner mot Turkiet, Belarus, Ryssland och andra länder med en negativ utveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden should work for clear sanctions against Turkey, Belarus, Russia and other countries with negative developments.”
- humanitarian disaster relief»Fokusera biståndet till humanitärt katastrofbistånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Focus aid on humanitarian disaster assistance”
- response to deteriorated situation»Rusta Sverige inför en ny säkerhetspolitisk situation i vårt närområde« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prepare Sweden for a new security policy situation in our region”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:UFöU1)
- Committee report full text (HC01UFöU1)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2024/25:1406 — Militärt försvar av Lars Wistedt m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1433 — Säkerhetspolitik av Aron Emilsson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1434 — Sveriges Natopolitik av Aron Emilsson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1436 — Rymdstrategi av Aron Emilsson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:2435 — Förbud mot införsel av kärnvapen av Laila Naraghi m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3023 — Försvar och samhällets krisberedskap av Peter Hultqvist m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3038 — Stärkt beredskap och ett robustare samhälle av Daniel Helldén m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:3088 — Militära relationer med Taiwan av Markus Wiechel (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:3107 — Internationell samverkan av Morgan Johansson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3160 — Krisberedskap och utveckling av militärt och civilt försvar av Mikael Larsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2024/25:3162 — Internationellt samarbete i en utmanande tid av Kerstin Lundgren m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2024/25:3247 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:34 Totalförsvaret 2025-2030 av Hanna Gunnarsson m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2024/25:3252 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:34 Totalförsvaret 2025-2030 av Mikael Larsson och Kerstin Lundgren (båda C)
- Motion 2024/25:3257 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:34 Totalförsvaret 2025-2030 av Emma Berginger m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:55 — Ett kärnvapenfritt Sverige av Hanna Gunnarsson m.fl. (V)
Source: The Swedish Parliament