«Preservation of peace and freedom costs money»: Norway is ready to allocate billions for air defense of Ukraine

Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Har Støre. Photo from open sources

In connection with the acute need for assistance to Ukraine, Norway will contribute to the creation of an air defense system in the country.

This was stated by the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Har Støre, to TV2.

«Every morning the news reports about Russian missiles and drones hitting civilian buildings, power plants and killing many people. Ukraine was able to protect itself from this, but it is running out of fuel,» said the Prime Minister

He noted that Norway will now allocate billions for air defense of Ukraine.

«The Nansen program was partly used for this, but in the revised budget we will also allocate enough funds so that Norway will participate in this initiative from the very beginning,» said the prime minister.

The Nansen program is a Norwegian support package for Ukraine. The program provides military and civilian support worth NOK 75 billion over five years.

Jonas Haar Støre claims that significant funds will be spent, but does not specify the exact amount.

«We will return to this issue when we present the revised budget. It is expensive, but maintaining peace and freedom costs money. Those who pay the highest price are Ukraine and Ukrainians,» he emphasized.

We will remind, the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, visited the NATO headquarters in Brussels, where he emphasized the need to supply Ukraine with anti-aircraft defense and weapons.