Erik Melander, one of Scandinavia’s leading experts on armed conflict – combining rigorous quantitative research methods with extensive fieldwork across multiple conflict zones – answered five questions from Kyiv Post. What’s your view about the Gripen fighter jet and its possible use by Ukraine’s armed forces? JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . “Gripen in many ways is an ideal aircraft for Ukraine’s air force…but it has to be paid for.” Melander said