![Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited a power plant in Kyiv which had been bombed several times, on his visit to Ukraine in 2023. Credit: SMK Prime Minister Støre visits a power plant in Kyiv in 2023, bombed several times.](/globalassets/departementene/smk/nyheter2024/kraftanlegg-i-ukraina-aug-2023.jpg?preset=OneAndHalfColumn&v=1950026281)
Norway to provide over NOK 1 billion to secure electricity in Ukraine
Norway will provide NOK 1.1 billion in support to Ukraine to secure the country’s electricity supply. ‘Russia is carrying out massive, systematic attacks to paralyse the power grid, but Ukrainians are working day and night to maintain essential electricity supplies for the population,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
![In her statement, Ms Tvinnereim emphasised that Gaza is a man-made disaster and the parties have a duty to protect and meet the needs of civilians, also while the war rages. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Credit: MFA Nærbilde av utviklingsminister Tvinnereim sittende ved møtebordet](/globalassets/departementene/ud/bilder/img_5903.jpeg?preset=OneAndHalfColumn&v=1890777368)
Humanitarian conference sends clear message: suffering in Gaza must cease
‘The message to everyone who participated in the humanitarian conference for Gaza is clear: we must find solutions that end the suffering, and in the longer term, we must focus on rebuilding Gaza,’ said Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim.
![Edgar Andreas Fossheim (chairman of RITEK), Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram and Rainer Fichtner from KNDS after signing the agreement. Credit: Synne Kvam / Forsvarsdepartementet Styreleder i RITEK, Edgar Andreas Fossheim , forsvarsminister Bjørn Arild Gram og Rainer Fichtner fra KNDS trykker hverandre i hånden.](/globalassets/departementene/dss/forsidebilder/2024/fossheim_gram_fichtner.jpg?preset=OneAndHalfColumn&v=1071294002)
Assembly of battle tanks in Norway
'I would like to congratulate KNDS Deutschland and RITEK who have today signed an agreement which means that, for the first time in history, tanks will be assembled in Norway. 37 of the 54 Leopard 2 tanks Norway has ordered from German Krauss-Maffei Wegmann are to be assembled at RITEK in Levanger. This could be the start of a new Norwegian industrial adventure', said Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram.
![Grått kartutsnitt av Europa med Ukraina framhevet i blått.](/globalassets/departementene/dss/forsideillustrasjoner/europa_ukraina_3.png?preset=OneAndHalfColumn&v=-671406501)
Attack on Ukraine
Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022. On this page you will find content about the war in Ukraine and its consequences for Norway.