Støre met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence

Zelenskyy is in Oslo to attend King Harald V’s funeral on Wednesday. The Ukrainian President expressed his condolences on the passing of King Harald.

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met the Ukrainian President for political talks this evening.

'Ukraine faces a harsh winter. In recent months, missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian homes and critical infrastructure have intensified. It is important to maintain pressure on Russia to bring the war to an end. Norway stands with the Ukrainian people,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

Read more:

• Government proposes maintaining allocation of NOK 85 billion in support to Ukraine in 2027

Meeting with defence industry representatives

Norway and other European countries are working to strengthen Ukraine’s defence capabilities and develop closer cooperation on defence against missile attacks. This evening, Støre and Zelenskyy met representatives of the European defence industry to discuss the development of ballistic missile defence.

'Europe must cooperate even more closely and take a longer-term approach to strengthening both Ukraine’s and our own defence capabilities and resilience. Ballistic missile defence is essential to achieving this,' said Støre.

Read more about the coalition for defence against ballistic missiles:

• Establishing a coalition for ballistic missile defence (Norwegian only)

Photos are available here:

• Office of the Prime Minister on Flickr

This is a preliminary translation, using AI. The text has also been proof read by our employees, but there can be certain discrepancies from the original Norwegian text. An updated official translation will follow.