Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, welcomes Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere to the European leaders' summit to discuss Ukraine, at Lancaster House, London, Sunday March 2, 2025. (

The Norwegian government will soon ask that parliament increases its financial backing for Ukraine, Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told public broadcaster NRK on Saturday.

Norway is to provide financing for Ukrainian purchases of its natural gas, Ukraine's Naftogaz company said on Tuesday, against the background of a rise in Ukrainian imports as the war with Russia batters the country's energy system.

Russia had cut off natural gas supplies to Europe shortly after invading, seeking to discourage countries from supporting Ukraine. As a result, natural gas prices skyrocketed, putting severe financial strain on many companies and households.

Norway made clear that it will continue supplying fuel for U.S. Navy ships after a private marine fuel supplier threatened to boycott the U.S. in response to deteriorating U.S.-Ukraine relations. "We have seen reports raising concerns about support for U.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere talks before a press conference after the "Support Ukraine" summit, marking the third anniversary of the Ru

Haltbakk Bunkers, a Norwegian oil and shipping company, said it would no longer supply American forces in Norway as a sign of support for Ukraine.

Norway will finance Ukrainian purchases of natural gas from its country, Ukraine's Naftogaz said on Tuesday. This comes against

Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov participated in a meeting of the Nordic-Baltic 8 (NB8), where the Baltic and Northern European countries presented new initiatives to support Ukraine. Notably, they announced an increase in military aid.

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".