Kristersson congratulated Trump on his victory in a post on early Wednesday.
He looked forward “to working together and continuing the excellent U.S.-Sweden relationship as friends and allies,” he wrote.
But a few hours later, Kristersson said at a news conference that Trump’s return to the Oval Office also carried risks, including “existential” ones for Sweden, such as a potential “reduced US commitment to Ukraine.”
“I won’t count on it,” Kristersson told reporters.
“On the contrary, we note that the United States is so far the largest donor of military aid to Ukraine.
Added together, he noted, the Nordic and Baltic countries were the second largest donor to the Ukrainian war effort.
Trump has questioned the continuation of US military support for Kiev, vowing to strike a quick deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war.
Sweden ended two centuries of military non-alignment and applied for NATO membership following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, becoming the 32nd member of the US-led alliance in March of this year.