Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to dominate the media. The war has led to a debate about who should be considered refugees and when economic sanctions should be used.
As in previous weeks, last week's debate and leadership pages were dominated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the wave of refugees that has been created when Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. Three spokespersons for the Green Party expresses in Dagens ETC that it is important that Sweden together with the rest of the EU should show solidarity and responsibility towards the millions of people who are fleeing within Europe.
- We must not end up in the same situation as in 2015 again. When the compact aid to help people on the run was replaced by the opposite. When politicians who in principle stood up for human dignity in the next second argued for a roof and a stop, they write.
That we should take responsibility for the women and children who flee in our immediate area is something that Christian Sonesson (M) and Louise Erixon (SD) agree. But in their debate article on Expressen, they emphasize that Ukraine is our immediate area, while Afghanistan, Somalia and Syria are not.
- To claim that Sweden would have an equal responsibility and commitment for refugee reception, no matter where in the world a refugee situation arises, is ill-considered, indiscriminate and even tasteless, writes Christian Sonesson (M) and Louise Erixon (SD) in Expressen.
This principle of proximity is also reflected in the shock that the EU expresses over Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of cities in Ukraine, according to Somar Al Naher. She believes that this should not be a bit surprising - Russia has already done this in Syria. Since 2015, the Syrian military, with the help of Russia, has surrounded city after city, cut off the area's contact with the outside world, strangled all supplies and then accelerated the violence. The similarities between Idlib and Mariupol are many, but one difference is Europe's reaction.
Continued debate on Russian gas
It has now been a month since the war started and people are beginning to realize in several places how much the economic sanctions against Russia will cost Europe. Tomas Kåberger and Anders Wijkman writes in DN that they believe that the EU should immediately stop all trade in Russian gas in order to stop funding Putin's war.
Mikael Höök and Jakob Willerström responds to the debate article in a reply and according to them the question is not whether the EU would be able to do without Russian gas, but at what price and with what consequences.
Cracks in society and between EU countries may arise or worsen when the burden of these "strains" is to be shared among citizens, type de.
The talking stick then fell back to Tomas Kåberger and Anders Wijkman went on to say that the consequences are a price we must pay to maintain peace in Europe.
Ukraine War
That is why we have greater responsibility for Ukraine than for Somalia and Afghanistan
Christian Sonesson (M) and Luise Erixon (SD), Expressen
Energy sanctions are about willingness to sacrifice and solidarity
Tomas Kåberger and Anders Wijkman, Dagens Nyheter
Energy systems are not suitable for hidden simplifications
Mikael Höök and Jakob Willerström, Dagens Nyheter
Mariupol is copy paste from Russia's sadism against the cities in Syria
Somar Al Naher, ETC.
We must show solidarity - not repeat in 2015
Maria Ferm, Rasmus Ling, Annika Hirvonen, ETC.
Support for Taiwan
Strengthen Sweden's ties to Taiwan
Olle Westberg, Svenska Dagbladet
Poor working conditions at a Swedish company
Conscious parents contribute to slave wages
Zina Al-Devany, Aftonbladet
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