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The Finnish Parliament has approved a defense agreement that gives the United States access to 15 Finnish military bases, allows the presence of American soldiers and the storage of their military equipment in Finland.

House Democrats are calling on the Pentagon to expand training for more Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets to maximize their strategic advantage in the ongoing conflict with Russia.

The Finnish parliament unanimously approved a defense cooperation agreement that allows the United States to use 15 Finnish military facilities and facilitates the movement of American troops and equipment in Finland.

Ukrainian cheerleaders won Ukraine's first-ever license to participate in the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China, after winning several categories at the European Championships in Oslo, Norway.

Finland announced a new military aid package to Ukraine worth 159 million euros, the 24th in a row. The total value of Finnish defense equipment for Ukraine has reached 2.2 billion euros.

The Norwegian authorities plan to sign additional contracts to have about 82. 5 thousand tons of grain in storage facilities by 2029. It is expected that this will be enough to provide for Norway's 5.6 million population within three months.

Denmark will not be able to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters after 2024 due to the transition to F-35 aircraft.

Armenia recognizes the state of Palestine and joins countries that support the two-state principle as the only way to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and establish peace and stability in the Middle East.

Norway, Finland and Sweden have agreed to create a military transport corridor through their northern territories to ensure the rapid transfer of military personnel and equipment.

The F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine will receive this summer will protect Kharkiv from Russian aerial bombs launched from Russian airspace.

Former Wagnerian Andrey Medvedev, who fled to Norway, was sentenced to 120 days in prison for beating his girlfriend and assaulting a bartender.

Austria has the ability to compensate for gas supplies if they are cut off from Russia by using strategic reserves, rebuilding the system to receive gas from Norway and the Persian Gulf, and OMV can reorient itself against Gazprom if Ukraine does not extend the gas transit contract after 2025.

In Oslo, police detained two suspects after a knife attack on a 40-year-old man who sustained minor injuries.

Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, bringing the document aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine to 78 countries.

Norway will provide NOK 1. 1 billion (over $100 million) to Ukraine to restore energy infrastructure and ensure electricity supply, with a focus on repairing damaged facilities in Kharkiv region.

A thematic session behind closed doors at the Global Peace Summit was devoted to the implementation of paragraph 4 of the Peace Formula, which concerns the return home of Ukrainian children, civilians and prisoners of war held by Russia.

Norway will help build a power grid to provide electricity to hospitals in Kharkiv, and will continue to support Ukraine's right to self-defense and provide civilian assistance.

The countries participating in the contact group have allocated more than $98 billion in security assistance to Ukraine and are moving at full speed to provide Ukraine with what it desperately needs, and this must continue, and new solutions must be found, especially for Ukraine's air defense challenges, the Pentagon chief said.

Estonia will provide Ukraine with short-range Mistral anti-aircraft missile systems and missiles to repel Russian attacks.

Costa Rica has become the 50th country to join the project of the first lady of Ukraine "Ukrainian bookshelf". The National Library in San Jose will receive about 20 books by various Russian authors in Ukrainian, Spanish and English. This is the first Ukrainian bookshelf in Central America.

According to an Oslo Met study, a third of Ukrainian refugees in Norway have decided to stay in the country and consider it their new homeland, while most others are undecided about returning to Ukraine or staying in Norway.

According to the OP, Today's talks were the next stage on the way to implementing the G7 joint declaration on support for Ukraine and preparing for the conclusion of a security agreement between Ukraine and the EU.

International partners are concerned about reports that the intensity of Russia's chemical attacks against Ukraine's security and Defense Forces is increasing, as is the variety of chemical ammunition that Russian troops use on the battlefield.

Ukraine is putting pressure on the United States and other countries to step up training for F-16 pilots before transferring these aircraft to Kiev.

With such a volume of aggression and war crimes on the part of the Russian Federation, real peace can only be guaranteed in the event of a military victory for Ukraine. It is the partners who should abandon delays and provide Kiev with weapons.

The Odessa regional state administration has received significant assistance from international partners, including the EU, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, Greece, Germany, France, the United States and Norway. Partners transfer medical equipment, ambulances, electric generators and other support for the restoration and development of the region.

Russian troops seized about 752 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in 2024, despite Russia's Defense Minister Andrey Belousov's inflated estimate of 880 square kilometers.

Norway allocates NOK 75 billion (approximately EUR 6. 4 billion as of May 2024) to Ukraine for 2023-2027.

This year, Ukraine will receive military assistance in the amount of 6 billion euros from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland under security agreements signed with these countries.

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland have already provided Ukraine with about 17 billion euros in aid. Kiev can continue to count on the support of these countries.