Norway to increase financial assistance to Ukraine
Source: president Volodymyr Zelensky
On April 30, president Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Norway for its decision to increase financial support to Ukraine with additional 600 million dollars.
Zelensky announced that the funds will mainly be directed to strengthening air defense systems.
‘I am grateful to the Norwegian government, led by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, for its decision to increase support for Ukraine by $600 million this year,’ the president wrote on X.
According to Reuters, Norway will increase aid to Ukraine by NOK 7 billion ($633 million) this year to a total of NOK 22 billion in a revised government budget next month.
‘I appreciate that the majority of these funds will be used to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense,’ Zelensky stated.
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