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War in Ukraine
Harris, Trump hold dueling rallies in North Carolina as push for swing states begins; Oslo offers $118M for Kyiv’s F-16s; Russians injure at least 12 with a glide-bomb attack on Kharkiv high-rise.
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War in Ukraine
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Sep. 30
Chornobyl
Fires raging in northern Ukraine are blamed for the increased radiation levels detected in the Arctic. Meanwhile Kyiv suffers the worst air quality in the world on Friday.
Sep. 20
Denmark
Copenhagen and Kyiv officials, worked with domestic producers and overseas suppliers to put modern artillery in the hands of Ukrainian gunners, only three months after the financing came through.
Sep. 16
Drones
Russian social media says Murmansk and Apatity airports were temporarily closed on Thursday after suspected Ukrainian drones were shot down on successive days.
Sep. 12
Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Norwegian government announced it was allowing the ammunition manufacturer to transfer the technology Kyiv needs to make its own critically needed artillery ammunition.
Aug. 24
Washington
The Norwegian government has announced additional funding to allow NAMMO to increase the production of 155mm artillery and 120mm tank ammunition as well as AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles.
Jul. 10
War in Ukraine
According to new estimates, more than 50 percent of Ukraine's power production capacity has been destroyed, the government said.
Jun. 16
F-16
By the end of this year only 20 Ukrainian F-16 pilots are expected to graduate, half of the number needed to man a full squadron of 20 of the fighter aircraft.
Jun. 6
Ukraine
Sweden, Norway and Iceland all signed unprecedented bilateral security agreements with Ukraine in Stockholm, where Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky was visiting.
Jun. 1
Palestine
Like Norway and Spain, Ireland will recognise a Palestinian state from May 28, added Foreign Minister Micheal Martin.
May. 22
F-16
In a critical, large-scale donation of modern weaponry to Ukraine’s hard-pressed armed forces, Oslo will hand over to Kyiv 22 F-16 fighter jets, a major Norwegian news platform reported on Thursday.
Apr. 12
NATO
Norwegian investigations have discovered that said cottages, in close vicinity to Norwegian military bases, were owned by Russian elites with ties to the Kremlin.
Apr. 9
War in Ukraine
City councillors in Drammen, a city of 120,000 people 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Oslo, voted in favour of the measure at a meeting late Tuesday.
Feb. 15
War in Ukraine
Norway has, together with Denmark and the Netherlands, agreed to provide Ukraine with the F-16 fighter jets it has requested from its allies.
Feb. 13
War in Ukraine
With both sharing a border with Russia, Norway and Finland were spooked by the Russian 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Jan. 23
Harris, Trump hold dueling rallies in North Carolina as push for swing states begins; Oslo offers $118M for Kyiv’s F-16s; Russians injure at least 12 with a glide-bomb attack on Kharkiv high-rise.
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