https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway on Thursday announced it was buying a "large volume" of French glide bombs as part of a bilateral agreement to support Ukraine militarily against Russia's invasion. https://www.thelocal.no/20260213/norway-buys-french-bombs-for-ukraine Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:48:52 +0100 norway-buys-french-bombs-for-ukraine Norway on Wednesday ruled out being the sole guarantor of a potential EU loan to Ukraine that would use frozen Russian assets, but might still contribute depending on the solution Brussels chooses. https://www.thelocal.no/20251112/norway-says-wont-be-sole-guarantor-for-eu-loan-to-ukraine Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:43:11 +0100 norway-says-wont-be-sole-guarantor-for-eu-loan-to-ukraine Norway has grown vastly richer after overtaking Russia as Europe's main gas supplier following the invasion of Ukraine, sparking calls in Oslo for the Scandinavian nation to use its colossal sovereign wealth fund to help Kyiv. https://www.thelocal.no/20251108/will-war-profiteer-norway-come-to-ukraines-financial-rescue Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:47:17 +0100 will-war-profiteer-norway-come-to-ukraines-financial-rescue Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Oslo on Wednesday for talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway's government said. https://www.thelocal.no/20251022/zelensky-in-oslo-for-talks-with-norwegian-pm Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:15:31 +0200 zelensky-in-oslo-for-talks-with-norwegian-pm Norway's prime minister on Friday said a group of northern European nations including Sweden, Denmark and the UK supported a US proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.no/20250509/norway-sweden-and-denmark-back-ukraine-30-day-ceasefire-plan Fri, 09 May 2025 13:04:53 +0200 norway-sweden-and-denmark-back-ukraine-30-day-ceasefire-plan Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Oslo on Thursday for talks with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, the Norwegian government said. https://www.thelocal.no/20250320/ukrainian-president-zelensky-in-oslo-for-talks-with-norways-pm Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:27:31 +0100 ukrainian-president-zelensky-in-oslo-for-talks-with-norways-pm Frightened by the prospect of US security disengagement and three years of Moscow's war against Ukraine, European countries are debating reinstating compulsory military service to boost their defences in the face of Russian aggression. https://www.thelocal.no/20250316/spurred-by-trump-turnabout-european-nations-debate-conscription Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:12:09 +0100 spurred-by-trump-turnabout-european-nations-debate-conscription Norway will more than double its aid to Ukraine in 2025 to bring the annual total to 7.8 billion US dollars, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced Thursday, expressing concern that Russia was "heavily arming". https://www.thelocal.no/20250307/norway-to-double-aid-to-ukraine-in-2025 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:53:51 +0100 norway-to-double-aid-to-ukraine-in-2025 Relations between the United States and Europe have historically had their ups and downs, but a storm has now blown up as a result of Washington's recent strategic shift. Will it blow through or get more intense? https://www.thelocal.no/20250307/are-europes-ties-with-united-states-set-to-worsen Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:25:32 +0100 are-europes-ties-with-united-states-set-to-worsen Norway is facing its worst security situation since the Second World War, PM Jonas Gahr Støre told parliament on Thursday as he pledged the Nordic country will increase its support for Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.no/20250306/norways-pm-says-countrys-security-situation-worst-since-world-war-two Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:14:37 +0100 norways-pm-says-countrys-security-situation-worst-since-world-war-two Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre will be among the European and EU leaders to attend UK PM Kier Starmer’s summit in London on Sunday to "drive forward" action on Ukraine and security. https://www.thelocal.no/20250228/norways-pm-to-attend-major-ukraine-summit-in-london Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:40:44 +0100 norways-pm-to-attend-major-ukraine-summit-in-london Norway joined the Nordic and Baltic countries on Monday in pledging to increase military aid to Ukraine, three years after the country was invaded by Russia. https://www.thelocal.no/20250224/norway-joins-nordics-and-baltics-in-fresh-military-support-for-ukraine Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:39:33 +0100 norway-joins-nordics-and-baltics-in-fresh-military-support-for-ukraine European leaders have been left in shock after the US sidelined them in its bid to bring peace to Ukraine and suggested it would no longer guarantee the continent's security, but will they now take action? https://www.thelocal.no/20250218/will-europe-match-words-with-actions-after-being-sidelined-by-trump Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:34:43 +0100 will-europe-match-words-with-actions-after-being-sidelined-by-trump Europe's security is at a turning point, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, as she arrived in Paris for an emergency meeting to address the US's shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.no/20250217/europes-security-is-at-a-turning-point-eu-leader-warns Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:37:24 +0100 europes-security-is-at-a-turning-point-eu-leader-warns Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre said on Monday "the time has not yet come" to discuss sending peacekeeping troops from Norway to Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.no/20250217/norways-pm-says-it-is-too-soon-to-discuss-peacekeeping-troops-in-ukraine Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:44:27 +0100 norways-pm-says-it-is-too-soon-to-discuss-peacekeeping-troops-in-ukraine Norway will provide 2.7 billion kroner ($240 million) to strengthen the Ukrainian navy to help it deter Russian forces in the Black Sea, the Norwegian government said Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20241216/norway-donates-2-7-billion-kroner-to-ukrainian-navy Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:40:48 +0100 norway-donates-2-7-billion-kroner-to-ukrainian-navy A cargo ship loaded with Norwegian weapons destined to protect a Polish logistics hub that distributes military aid to Ukraine has run aground off Norway's coast, authorities said Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20241206/ship-with-norwegian-arms-bound-for-poland-runs-aground Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:42:01 +0100 ship-with-norwegian-arms-bound-for-poland-runs-aground Norway will increase civilian aid to Ukraine by five billion kroner ($475 million) this year and extend its aid package by three years to 2030, the prime minister said Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20240920/norway-announces-five-billion-kroner-boost-in-civilian-aid-to-ukraine Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:28:35 +0200 norway-announces-five-billion-kroner-boost-in-civilian-aid-to-ukraine Norway will begin delivering six F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine later this year, Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre said Wednesday at a NATO summit in Washington. https://www.thelocal.no/20240711/norway-to-deliver-six-f-16-jets-to-ukraine-later-this-year Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:26:45 +0200 norway-to-deliver-six-f-16-jets-to-ukraine-later-this-year Norway said Sunday that it would provide 1.1 billion kroner ($103 million) to Ukraine to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country's electricity supply before next winter. https://www.thelocal.no/20240616/norway-gives-103m-to-ukraine-to-secure-electricity Sun, 16 Jun 2024 14:40:03 +0200 norway-gives-103m-to-ukraine-to-secure-electricity