Ukraine: Norwegian Defense Minister on visit, additional $400 mln in arms announced
Kyiv • UNN
Norway's Minister of Defense, Tore Onshuus Sandvik, visited Kyiv, where he met with Rustem Umerov and Oleksandr Syrskyi. Norway will allocate an additional $400 million for the procurement of Ukrainian weaponry.
Negotiations with the Minister of Defence of Norway, Tore Onshuus Sandvik, were held by the Head of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi.
UNN reports with reference to Rustem Umerov's Facebook page.
Details
The Minister of Defence of Norway, Tore Onshuus Sandvik, visited the capital of Ukraine. During the negotiations, which were attended by the Head of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, attention was paid to the following aspects:
The project of the Scandinavian-Baltic brigade.
Minister Sandvik confirmed that Norway plans to allocate an additional $400 million for the purchase of Ukrainian weaponry – for the needs of our Defence Forces.
We are training and equipping our soldiers together with partners.
Also, at the meeting with Tore Onshuus Sandvik, an agreement was reached on further plans for military assistance. This refers to 2026 - "for the most effective support of Ukrainian defenders."
Special attention was paid to the prospects of cooperation in the following areas:
production and joint procurement of UAVs;
industrial projects in the field of air defence, radio electronics, interceptors;
- transfer of new NASAMS complexes and ammunition capable of shooting down ballistic targets.
- Note
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the first official visit to Ukraine by the Minister of Defence of Norway, Tore Onshuus Sandvik.
We discussed further defence cooperation, with an emphasis on co-production and investment in the production of Ukrainian weapons, strengthening our air defence and combat aviation. Norwegian F-16s and NASAMS are a significant component of our sky's protection. We appreciate this and hope for additional systems.
- the President of Ukraine announced.
Zelenskyy thanked and stressed that this year the "constant significant military support" to Ukraine has been increased to 7 billion dollars.
- reads the post on Zelenskyy's page.
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