Norway will provide $960 million in military aid to Ukraine in 2023, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced, APA reports citing CNN.
“Ukraine has an urgent need for more military support and equipment. Norway is therefore increasing its military support to Ukraine by 2.5 billion Norwegian Krone (nearly $240 million) to a total of 10 billion Norwegian Krone (nearly $960 million) for 2023,” Støre announced at the NATO Summit in Vilnius.
According to the Norwegian government, Norway will be providing more than $7.2 billion in civilian and military support to Ukraine over five years, as well as $144,000 “in support for Ukraine’s reform efforts” over the same time period.