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UK and Norway to provide $585 million in joint military support to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports

by Sonya Bandouil April 11, 2025 5:58 AM 1 min read
A British union flag outside luxury residential properties in the Chelsea and Kensington borough in London, U.K., on Feb. 20, 2025. (Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg via Getty Images) 
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The U.K. and Norway are set to provide a 450 million pound ($585 million) military aid package to Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on April 10.

The U.K. will allocate 350 million pounds ($455 million), while Norway will contribute the remaining 100 million pounds ($130 million), through the U.K.-led International Fund for Ukraine.

The package includes funding for the repair and maintenance of previously supplied vehicles and equipment, and financing for radar systems, anti-tank mines, and hundreds of thousands of drones.

British Defense Minister John Healey is expected to announce the aid officially on April 11 at the Ramstein summit.

The upcoming Ramstein-format meeting, co-chaired by the U.K. and Germany, will bring together defense ministers from 50 countries.

The U.K. previously announced plans to deliver unprecedented military assistance to Ukraine this year, with 3 billion pounds ($3.9 billion) already committed for aid.

Meanwhile, on April 7 Oslo pledged $454 million for the procurement of artillery shells to support Ukraine.

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The funds will be used to purchase arms and strengthen Ukraine’s defense sector, including the production of new types of weapons.

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