© EPA / MICHAEL REYNOLDS The anti-aircraft defense has demonstrated high effectiveness against Russian rockets.
Norway persists in its backing of Ukraine, which daily fends off large-scale aggressions by Russian invaders targeting the power sector and civilian properties. To avert devastation and alleviate strain on Ukrainian aerial defense, Norway has supplied a substantial quantity of anti-aircraft missiles to our nation for ongoing potent safeguarding of the airspace.
High-ranking Norwegian officials addressed this subject during an online conference on January 22 with Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who assumed the role on January 14, according to the website of the Norwegian Defense Ministry. This marked the initial dialogue between functionaries from both countries.
Aerial protection constitutes a key focus of Norwegian military aid to Ukraine. Via the Nansen program, 85 billion Norwegian kroner have been designated for civilian and military support of Ukraine through 2026.
“We will keep on aiding Ukraine in the battle it is confronting,” declared Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Russia is conducting deliberate drone and missile assaults on Ukraine's power grid, resulting in electricity and heating disruptions during the severe Ukrainian winter, with temperatures this week plummeting to fifteen degrees below zero Celsius.
NASAMS aerial defense units have been provided by various nations, including the United States, Canada, and Lithuania, in addition to Norway. The apparatus has proven its worth against Russian rockets. As the possessor of the system, Norway recently delivered a considerable number of anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine and intends to continue its efforts.
“Through collaboration with the United States of America and other entities, Norway swiftly dispatched air defense missiles to Ukraine at a pivotal moment, ensuring the NASAMS apparatus can persist in shielding Ukrainian inhabitants from lethal aerial bombardments,” stated Defense Minister Tore O. Sandvik.
“Ukrainians are enduring assaults from missiles and drones almost every evening. Extensive sections of Kyiv are presently devoid of heating, water, or electricity as a consequence of Russian attacks. I convened with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv last week, and this precisely mirrors the kind of assistance they require to shield themselves from these offensives,” voiced Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
As a reminder, several days prior, Bloomberg communicated that French President Emmanuel Macron would decline participation in the “Peace Council” initiated by US President Donald Trump. Subsequently, Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Motsfeldt Kravik also communicated his reluctance to engage in this undertaking.
“It is undeniably evident that we cannot partake in a construct that challenges the function of the UN and prevailing international regulations. This would be utterly untenable for us,” he articulated. “And not solely for us, but also for the overwhelming majority of nations that situate the UN and international regulations at the core of their foreign policy.”
Norway dissents, notably, with the prospective makeup of the “Peace Council”, to which Russia and Belarus have similarly been invited.