Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere.

(AFP)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The Norwegian Prime Minister stated on Monday that Norway, as a major oil exporter, should provide Ukraine with US$7.3 billion (approximately NT$219.2 billion) in aid within five years, and the expenditure must be approved by the parliament.

"Reuters" reported that since Russia invaded Ukraine, the price of natural gas sold to Europe has soared last year, and the revenue of the Norwegian government has also hit a new high. It was announced during the agenda that it would aid Ukraine in the coming years.

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Store said that half of the aid will be used for military needs, and the rest will be humanitarian aid, and the ratio will be adjusted in the next few years according to the situation. Store said that this is the largest foreign aid program in Norway's history. Allocations are made according to the priorities of the Ukrainian government and do not necessarily go directly to the government of that country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the plan as unprecedented and will make great contributions to Ukraine.

The report pointed out that in 2022, as Russia's natural gas supply declines, Norway will become the largest natural gas supplier in Europe and the second largest oil producer in Europe after Russia. NT$3.2 trillion), nearly three times the record high in 2008.