NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was awarded the Sønsteby prize on Monday (9 January 2023) at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway The award is named for Gunnar Sønsteby, Norway’s most decorated war hero, and is given to “brave defenders of fundamental democratic values”. In his acceptance speech, Mr Stoltenberg calledContinue Reading
The EU has established a training mission for the training of Ukrainian soldiers. Norway will provide approximately NOK 150 million in support of this initiative. – Ukraine depends on support from other countries, not least to obtain sufficient weapons and materials to stand up to Russian warfare. Norway has providedContinue Reading
At the advice of the Chief of Defence, the Government has decided to increase the readiness of the Norwegian Armed Forces as of 1 November. This means that Norway will now implement the next phase of its preparedness plans. The operations and activities of the Norwegian Armed Forces are beingContinue Reading
On 03-05 November 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Türkiye for meetings with the President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoǧan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Minister of Defence, Mr. Hulusi Akar, and senior Turkish officials. On Thursday, 03 November 2022, the SecretaryContinue Reading
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held a telephone conversation with Director General of the Department of International Affairs of the Office of the Prime Minister of Norway Tormod C. Endresen. Zhovkva highly appreciated Norway’s consistent support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity ofContinue Reading
– This is a serious escalation on the part of Russia, and we fear it will lead to further conflict and destruction, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt said after president Putin calls up military reservists for war in Ukraine. ‘The winter ahead will be very difficult. Putin is seekingContinue Reading
(Photo by NTB Kommunikasjon/Statsministerens kontor) Norway will increase its support to Ukraine by NOK 10 billion over the next two years. The funding will be used for humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts in the country, and to provide weapons and budget support to the Ukrainian government administration. ‘We stand togetherContinue Reading
In the early hours of 25 June 2022, a perpetrator suspected to be an islamic terrorist, opened fire and attacked civilians in Oslo, Norway, outside a gay bar the day before Oslo Pride – and next days Pride festival got cancelled in the otherwise more or less peaceful capitol. PoliceContinue Reading
Photo: Norway has donated 22 self-propelled artillery vehicles (M109 howitzers), including related gear, spare parts and ammunition, to Ukraine. (Photo by Frederik Ringnes/Norwegian Armed Forces) At present, Norway has provided a total of approximately NOK 2.1 billion in support to Ukraine and its neighbouring countries in response to Russia’s militaryContinue Reading
Today in Copenhagen, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson, the Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin, and the Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen held a SummitContinue Reading