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Norway promised € 1 billion ($ 1.04 billion) on Friday for Ukraine to protect itself, help those in need, and recover from the Russian invasion.
At a press conference in Kieu with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gar Storre wants Norway to express its solidarity with the fight for the survival of Ukraine. Stated.
"I am here to say that the Ukrainian battle is not unique to Ukraine. This is about some of the basic principles of the world we are trying to offer our children. It's about the security of Europe, it's about the fate of your neighbor, "he said.
"We promise € 1 billion to support your country and your people during the rest of 2022 and 2023," he continued. rice field. "This war is a violation of international law .... You have the right to protect yourself and we have the right to help you protect yourself."
Norway supplies gas to Europe Asked if he was willing to increase, Norway said it was already producing "maximum" gas, but would do everything it could to supply it.
Zelensky said he needed to continue to put pressure on Russia to end the war.
He stated that Russia used a Soviet-era Kh-22 missile designed to attack aircraft carriers and other large objects to attack a normal nine-story building. rice field. An apartment block near Odesa, where Ukrainian authorities say at least 16 people have been killed.
Russia denies targeting civilians. A Kremlin spokesman was asked on Friday whether Russia had attacked an apartment in the resort village of Serhifka, saying, "I want to remind you of the president's words that Russian troops are not cooperating with private targets."
($ 1 = € 0.9630) (reported by Aleksandar Vasovic in Belgrade and Pavel Polityuk in Kyiv, written by Alexander Winning, edited by Andrew Heavens and David Gregorio)
