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"I truly regret the American decision and it is not at all relevant to hold any elections in Ukraine as long as there is not at least a ceasefire, but preferably peace." Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) also regrets both Trump's suggestions to hold elections in Ukraine and the decision to allow the import of Russian diesel. #UkrainaKriget #EUsanktioner #Ryssland (translated)

Merit Wager wrote that Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen had said that Finland should not accept traditions, cultures, or customs that limited girls' freedom. According to the Swedish translation that Wager shared, Valtonen believed that girls and women should be able to decide over their own lives, and that religious or cultural norms should not be used to restrict their freedom. Wager also recounted Valtonen's statement that the National Coalition Party wanted to ban face-covering garments, such as the burqa and niqab, in schools and other educational institutions. Valtonen had said that the government led by the National Coalition Party had strengthened the rights of girls and women by more clearly criminalizing forced marriages and female genital mutilation. She had described female genital mutilation as violence and said that every girl had the right to bodily integrity. According to Wager's account, Valtonen also emphasized that equality, individual freedom, and human rights should not be overridden by references to religion, culture, or tradition. Every girl should have the right to be seen, heard, dream, and shape her future based on her own desires, she had said. #Jämställdhet #MänskligaRättigheter #KvinnorsRättigheter (translated)

Ledarsidorna.se questioned whether Magdalena Andersson was suitable as prime minister and government builder. The writer described their personal image of her as fundamentally positive but criticized her actions in security policy issues. The writer pointed out that Andersson had said in spring 2022 that Swedish NATO membership would destabilize the region before she reportedly changed her stance when Finland moved toward membership. Ledarsidorna.se also referred to an interview in Politico where Andersson allegedly wanted a future government to place greater importance on "the global south." The writer claimed that this aligned with Vladimir Putin's interests and highlighted Russia's actions towards the Baltic states. The post also mentioned that Morgan Johansson, according to Ledarsidorna.se, had stated that the Social Democrats wanted to pause an association agreement with the EU. The writer asserted that this would undermine Sweden's and NATO's northern flank defense capability, as Israeli Elbit Systems was the main supplier of communication systems to the Swedish and Finnish armies. Ledarsidorna.se also criticized that five Social Democratic members of the European Parliament had voted against a resolution to counter Islamist entryism in the EU. The writer claimed, referencing their sources, that the decision had been made by the Social Democrats' executive committee on Sveavägen 68. The post stated that Andersson and the committee had a different assessment of the Muslim Brotherhood than French and German intelligence and security services, without providing the basis for this. The writer concluded by asserting that there were good reasons to ask whether Andersson wanted what was best for Sweden and the Swedish people. #svpol #Sverige #politik #Socialdemokraterna (translated)

We will prohibit transactions with the unlawful court, strangle its resources, and paralyze its operations. The White House is imposing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), writes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a statement: #ICC #Sanktioner #USA (translated)

The White House imposes sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the same day that one of the court's former judges is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, which U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio describes as a step to dismantle the ICC. #ICC #Sanktioner #USA (translated)

HWL wrote that Swedish media had not highlighted Marco Rubio's speech, according to him. He interpreted Rubio's message as a call to the Western world to once again value nationalism, stop being ashamed of its history, and strengthen its sovereignty. Rubio had also urged Europe to bolster its defense, secure its borders, and assert its strength, according to HWL. He questioned why Swedish media had not published headlines or analyses about the speech. https://t.co/CzLXFUMRDo #SvenskMedia #Utrikespolitik #Nationalism (translated)

Mats Larsson referred to the fact that Stefan Löfven had appointed a Russian to the board of SIPRI, where Löfven was the chairman, and asked what the consequences had been. He wrote that social democrats are now lobbying for Löfven to become Foreign Minister in a social democratic government. Larsson believed it would be bad for Sweden if Löfven got the job and described him as naive and incompetent. https://t.co/5RSOKMg0oH #Sverige #politik #Löfven (translated)

That Löfven can appear as an attractive choice for Foreign Minister is because Magdalena Andersson has so far chosen to strongly promote Morgan Johansson as her candidate for Foreign Minister. But Löfven is at least equally unsuitable. #svpol #utrikesminister #politiker (translated)

"to shatter the entire Ukrainian economy and break the population's morale by terrorizing urban centers. The goal is to make life in the cities so unbearable that residents and businesses flee, as well as to disrupt the logistical connections between metropolitan areas" I read Ukraine's former Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, who explains that Vladimir Putin seems to have given up on winning the war meter by meter on the battlefield and is betting on "shattering the entire Ukrainian economy and breaking the population's morale by terrorizing urban centers. The goal is to make life in the cities so unbearable that residents and businesses flee, as well as to disrupt the logistical connections between metropolitan areas" (Foreign Affairs 30/9). #Ukraina #Putin #krig (translated)