Norway to donate €6.9bn to war-torn Ukraine over five years

Only the socialist Red Party, which has eight seats, opposed the donation, because part of the money was earmarked for weapons.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the Norwegian parliament as PM Jonas Gahr Store listens (Terje Pedersen/NTB Scanpix via AP)

The parliament of oil-rich Norway on Thursday announced that the Scandinavian country is donating 75 billion kroner (€6.9 billion) to Kyiv as part of a five-year support package, making Norway one of the world’s biggest donors to war-torn Ukraine.

In a video address to the 169-seat parliament, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Norway for the donation.