UKRAINE, KHARKIV, June 17 — Norway will help Kharkiv restore its energy infrastructure, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced at the final session of the Peace Summit in Switzerland on Sunday.
In the spring of 2024, the Russian army attacked Ukrainian energy facilities with missiles and drone strikes. The Russian attack on Kharkiv in March 2024 destroyed the power and heating infrastructure supplying the city and Kharkiv Oblast. Due to the damage caused by Russian missile strikes, power plants are unable to generate enough electricity to cover consumer needs.
“Norway will support Ukraine, Ukraine’s right to self-defense, and provide civilian assistance to Ukraine. We will help build a power grid to provide electricity to hospitals in Kharkiv, and we will continue to help Ukraine with the return of children [deported to Russia],” Jonas Gahr Støre said.
The Norwegian Prime Minister said that the Summit participants discussed nuclear issues, food security, and humanitarian aid, but now it is necessary to consider the success of the next Peace Summit.
Støre added that Norway will support Ukraine in the next phase of peace efforts and will work to make the next Peace Summits successful.
Ukraine will receive more than $1 billion for the energy sector from G7+ partners, which includes more than €70 million in new grant contributions to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.
Ukraine will also get $500 million of new financing from the United States to support the energy sector, €300 million of additional financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and at least $47 million as an additional grant from the World Bank and humanitarian aid from EU member states.
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