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Norway Unveils $400 Million Ukraine Package, Splits Aid Between Energy and Budget Support

Oslo says the immediate funds provide winter energy relief as a bridge until EU support arrives.

Overview

  • $200 million will fund gas purchases, urgent repairs to energy facilities, and efforts to keep heat and electricity running through winter.
  • Another $200 million will provide macro-financial backing to sustain state functions until European Union financing is disbursed.
  • Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide announced the package in Kyiv after talks with Andrii Sybiha and a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
  • Officials moved forward on defense-industrial cooperation, including joint weapons production and participation in the PURL air-defense missile procurement initiative for systems such as NASAMS.
  • Leading Ukrainian defense companies took part in the discussions as both sides outlined priorities for expanding partnerships on air defense, technology, and sanctions coordination.