Norway to provide 2 billion Norwegian kroner to NATO-coordinated aid package for Ukraine

Norway aims to provide 2 billion Norwegian kroner to a NATO-coordinated aid package for Ukraine, the Norwegian government said in a press release. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said the Nordic country is joining a group of European countries to fund a package that will secure defence equipment for Ukraine. Several European countries are coordinating contributions under the new US-led initiative and Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a program through which NATO allies fund military assistance for Ukraine drawn directly from the US weapon stockpiles. Norway has previously contributed 1.5 billion Norwegian kroner to an earlier PURL package. The PURL initiative was officially launched on July 14 by US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutt.