Norway Approves $7bn Aid Package For Ukraine 

Norwegian parties backed an aid package worth 75 billion Norwegian kroner for Ukraine to be spread out over five years. <br />All parties in the Storting, Norway’s parliament, backed the plan that the centre-left government first presented on February 6 apart from Rodt (The Red Party), a small far-left grouping. <br />The plan pledges 15 billion kroner annually in civilian and military aid between 2023 and 2027. <br />Most Norwegian parties also approved the government’s proposal to increase aid to developing countries most affected by the war in Ukraine by 5 billion kroner, in particular, because of the increase in food prices