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Maria Malmer Stenergard, Foreign Affairs Minister of Sweden

Video. Swedish FM says focus should be on sanctions, not talks with Moscow

Updated: 11/05/2026 - 11:11 GMT+2

Speaking exclusively on Europe Today, Sweden’s foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenegard said Europe must increase pressure on the Kremlin because Russia is “not really interested in peace”.

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