The government proposes to increase Ukraine support to 15 billion a year. Dag Mossige in the Stavanger Labor Party believes the sum is too low and should be increased to 90 billion a year. – If I have the opportunity to increase support, I must also take that responsibility. Therefore, I think we should greatly increase support and not wait any longer now. Dag Mossige (Ap) believes that Norway should take responsibility and give more in support to Ukraine. Photo: Jakub Krzysztof Spadlo / news 90 billion a year The Labor politician will increase support from 15 billion to 90 billion kroner a year. He believes it is an investment in Norway’s security. – This is not charity, but it is for our own defense, but indirectly we certainly increase support for Ukraine, says Mossige to news. He believes we are facing a particularly demanding situation with the front in Ukraine and Donald Trump’s election in the United States. – Several in his incoming administration have signaled that they want to cut support. Then I can’t wait until the support is cut. – It is urgent that Aps’s foreign policy spokesperson in the Storting and deputy leader of the foreign affairs and defense committee Åsmund Aukrust has emphasized that 15 billion is what the party has agreed on. He says to VG that there will probably be more during the year. But internally in the party, several are asking questions about why support cannot be increased already now, according to Mossige. – We have several decisions on this. I have also had a meeting with the Prime Minister. Then I was told that there could be a danger if Trump was elected. It was said that it was a long time to come, but now I am actually in this situation. And now there is an urgent need for a clarification. Høgre, SV, MDG and Venstre are open to giving more Høgre has proposed tripling support from 15 to 45 billion in 2025, mainly through increased military support. The party stated this in a press release on Sunday evening. Senior manager Erna Solberg says that a loss for Ukraine will threaten security in the whole of Europe. – It is in Norway’s security policy interest that Putin does not get to experience that it “works” to attack a neighboring country and change borders with the help of military force, she says. Dag Mossige is happy that Høgre wants to give more, but thinks the sum can be increased. – I think we can go even higher than the 45 billion, because it is a direct investment in our own security. SV and Venstre have also said they are open to increasing financial aid to Ukraine. The Liberal Party will give a record sum of 105 billion to Ukraine, says party leader Guri Melbye in Debatten. MDG party leader Arild Hermstad says MDG will set aside 80 billion in Ukraine support in 2025. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB MDG leader Arild Hermstad believes the government’s support has come too late and was too modest. – I am therefore very happy that Høgre will triple the sum that the government has proposed for 2025, he says to news. He adds that the party will set aside 80 billion in 2025. – Norway has it and it will make a real difference to Ukraine’s freedom struggle. Fueling the war In 2022, Norway spent approximately NOK 334 billion on the war in Ukraine, according to figures from a master’s thesis published last year. Figures from the Ministry of Finance show that in the years following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Norway has spent a total of NOK 1,270 billion extra on gas, writes Nettavisen. Mossige still does not think that Norway is a war profiteer. – We haven’t done anything active to take advantage of this. It is not our fault that the prices have gone up. It is Putin who turned off the gas taps. Published 12.11.2024, at 21.08 Updated 12.11.2024, at 21.21
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Labor Party politicians want to sixfold Ukraine support – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
