Norway will call on NATO to step up its support for Ukraine
Support for Ukraine will be one of the key topics at the meeting of NATO ministers in Sweden. Norway plans to call on its allies to increase their contributions toward strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities and to step up military aid.
Eide noted that Ukraine will be one of the topics of discussion at the NATO ministerial meeting.
"Norway, along with other Nordic countries, Germany, and a few others, is among the largest donors of aid to Ukraine. We are proud of this, but we would also like to see more countries join in—especially now that the situation on the front lines has improved somewhat in Ukraine’s favor. Russia is in a difficult position, while Ukraine is faring somewhat better. We also recognize that Ukraine itself is becoming a ‘security provider’—they are now a global leader in drone technology in warfare,” he noted.
"So we need Ukraine; we need it to prevail in this war—and Ukraine is also important to us as a partner and 'security provider' in the long term," added the Norwegian foreign minister.
NATO suspectsRussia of preparing to deploy nuclear missiles on the seabed, according to WDR.
Russia has launched large-scale nuclear exercises to demonstrate its strength to Ukraine’s allies, increase pressure on NATO, and divert attention from its own failures on the front lines. This is the conclusion reached by analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation officially announced the start of large-scale military exercises involving strategic nuclear forces, which will take place from May 19 to 21, 2026.
Ukraine reacted sharply to the joint nuclear exercises between Russia and Belarus, stating that they violate international treaties and pose a threat to global security. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that Moscow is effectively turning Belarus into a nuclear springboard near NATO’s borders.
