Norway is allocating 500 million Norwegian kroner (around $53 million) to Ukraine’s state budget. The money will help ensure the payment of salaries, pensions and social assistance, as well as support the operation of essential public services in early 2027.
This was reported on the Norwegian government’s website.
“Ukraine’s resilience also depends on whether it is possible to preserve everyday life, even despite a prolonged war. Norway is helping to ensure that children can go to school, hospitals can treat patients, and pensioners can receive their pensions,” said Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
He announced the assistance after meeting Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Warsaw. There, the ministers are taking part in a meeting of representatives from Germany, Poland, the Nordic and Baltic countries, as well as the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas.
According to Eide, Norway and Finland are also helping Ukraine prepare for future talks with Russia. The aim is to facilitate the achievement of a lasting and just peace.
The funding will be provided through the World Bank’s multi-donor trust fund. It reimburses verified expenditure on salaries, pensions and social payments in the civilian sector, including in healthcare, education and emergency assistance.
The Norwegian government noted that the funds will help support socially vulnerable households, pensioners and public-sector employees, as well as cover financial needs at the end of the year.
The statement also stressed that the fund has special mechanisms to monitor the use of the money: spending is checked before reimbursement, and the processes themselves are subject to external oversight.