Norway said on Monday it would provide 2.7 billion crowns ($242 million) to strengthen the Ukrainian navy and help it deter Russian naval forces in the Black Sea.

Norway is allocating another NOK 2.7 billion (about US$242.38 million) to strengthen Ukraine's maritime capabilities. Source: a statement from Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, as reported by European Pravda Details: Reports have emerged on 16 December indicating that Norway is allocating about US$242.

Norway's government said on Monday it will provide 2.7 billion crowns ($242.38 million) to strengthen the Ukrainian navy and help it deter Russian naval forces in the Black Sea. "It is essential to protect the Ukrainian population and Ukrainian infrastructure from attacks by Russia's Black Sea Fleet,

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere says the Norwegian government will allocate 2.7 billion kroner ($242 million) to strengthen the Ukrainian navy and help it deter Russian naval forces in the Black Sea,