Norway to buy over US$300 million worth of Ukrainian-made equipment for Kyiv
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Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:33:28 +0200
The Norwegian government plans to allocate NOK 3.5 billion about US314 million to purchase military equipment from the Ukrainian defence industry for Kyiv.
Source the Norwegian government in a statement on its website, as reported by European Pravda Details The Norwegian government plans to allocate approximately US314 million to purchase military equipment from Ukraines defence industry for Ukraine.
Oslo is also earmarking NOK 600 million around US53.9 million for acquiring various types of drones and developing unmanned technologies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The country recently allocated NOK 700 million approximately US62.9 million for a multinational drone procurement initiative for Ukraine, meaning this additional allocation of around US53.9 million is on top of that.
In order to maintain Ukrainian resilience, it is critical that Norway and other countries continue and increase their support to Ukraine, said Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stre.
He stressed that the scale of military and civilian needs in Ukraine is enormous.
Norway will contribute to the effort to strengthen the Ukrainian defence industry.
By purchasing military equipment directly from Ukraine, we are helping to increase the countrys production capacity, which is a crucial component of our military support, he said.
The Norwegian prime minister stated that Oslo would collaborate with Norwegian companies to establish a NorwegianUkrainian partnership aimed at sharing technology and expertise.
He noted that the Norwegian government has allocated NOK 500 million approximately US44.9 million to support DanishUkrainian cooperation in procuring military equipment for Kyiv from Ukraines defence industry.
Additionally, the Norwegian government has established a special scheme in the 2025 national budget to reduce risks for Norwegian companies looking to invest in or export to Ukraine.
Background On 24 February, Stre announced that his country would allocate 1 billion in humanitarian and civilian aid to Ukraine in 2025.
It was also reported that the Swedish government plans to donate air defence systems worth SEK 1.2 billion about US113 million to Ukraine.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new aid package, which consists of more than 20 armoured vehicles and several F16 fighter jet trainers.
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