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Norway Should Cede Its War Windfall to Ukraine

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in October 2024

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in October 2024. Image: President of Ukraine / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0


After the Ukraine war caused natural gas prices to rise sharply, Norway collected windfall profits totalling an estimated $113 billion. Refusing to use these gains to support Ukraine’s defence and reconstruction is not only morally wrong; it also reflects a myopic perspective that Norway’s government should abandon.

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