Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is in place, together with Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir. – We are happy that the President of Ukraine will meet all the Nordic countries together. The Nordic countries have from the beginning supported Ukraine’s fight for freedom and independence, and we will do so as long as it is necessary, says Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Støre is clear that Norway supports Ukraine in the war. The picture is from when Støre visited Kyiv in July last year. Photo: Javad Parsa / NTB Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is also clear in the country’s support for Ukraine. – We support Ukraine’s struggle for freedom, as long as it lasts. We will not back down on our promise to help Ukraine, says Frederiksen. The heads of state will discuss further support for Ukraine and other security issues. Støre said earlier this year that Norway wants to step up support for Ukraine. – Last year we gave over NOK 10 billion in civil and military support to Ukraine. We are now stepping up this support, said Støre. Secret The details of the president’s visit to Finland have been secret. Zelenskyj has considerably limited his trips abroad after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year. He has previously visited Poland, France, Belgium, Great Britain and the USA. news met Zelenskyj together with other journalists at the end of April. Photo: Gunnar Bratthammer / news Last week, the Ukrainian president met a small group of journalists from the Nordic countries. There he was clear that Nordic support is decisive in the war. When asked by news if he thinks Norway has a special responsibility to support Ukraine because Norway has spent a lot of money on high energy prices as a result of the war, Zelenskyj answered as follows: – It is very difficult to say. I don’t think that way. Norway supports our position, supports with weapons and with money. If the country has ignited more, then they have done it. It also makes it possible to support us more. I am very grateful for the Norwegian support. Ukraine wants to join NATO. The picture is from a press conference in Kyiv on 20 April. Photo: DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP He said this to news about possible NATO membership: – This is a joint decision in NATO. I believe that if the decision on membership depended on Stoltenberg alone, Ukraine would be in NATO. The war in Ukraine has had consequences for the Nordic countries. On 4 April this year, Finland formally became a member of NATO. news was also able to report that behind the scenes at the NATO summit in April, efforts were being made to get Ukraine into the defense alliance.
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