Norway to provide Ukraine with about $150 million for winter gas purchases

Ukraine will receive about $150 million from Norway to buy gas for the winter. This was reported by in Telegram by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who met with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

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"Today we have a new package of energy support from Norway, the third this year, about $150 million for the purchase of gas in winter. Energy support is extremely important," the President wrote .

At the meeting, Støre emphasized that the Norwegian government is committed to maintaining support for Ukraine and proposed to allocate NOK 85 billion ($8.45 billion) in 2026, If the parliament approves the budget proposal, it will increase the total amount of funding for Norway's support for Ukraine to NOK 275 billion ($27.3 billion).

After the massive nighttime Russian shelling, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga called on partners to urgently provide Ukraine with energy support, including funds for the purchase of energy resources.

• In April, Naftogaz announced an urgent purchase of 1 billion cubic meters of gas for €410 million. The money for the gas purchase was received through a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (270 million euros) and grant funding from the Norwegian government through the NORAD fund (140 million euros).
• In August, Norway allocated another 1 billion Norwegian kroner (over $98 million) to Ukraine for the purchase of natural gas for the next heating season.