Norway to provide more support for Ukraine via NATO initiative

Norway aims to provide 2 billion Norwegian kroner (198 million U.S. dollars) to a NATO-coordinated aid package for Ukraine, the Norwegian government said in a press release on Wednesday.



Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said the Nordic country is joining a group of European countries to fund a package that will secure defense equipment for Ukraine.



Several European countries are coordinating contributions under the new U.S.-led initiative -- Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) -- a program through which NATO allies fund military assistance for Ukraine drawn directly from the U.S. weapon stockpiles.



Norway has previously contributed 1.5 billion Norwegian kroner to an earlier PURL package.