Norwegian Foreign Minister Visited Rivne NPP.

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide visited the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant to express support for measures aimed at ensuring nuclear safety. This is reported on the website of the Norwegian government.

“Russia's attacks on the power system can jeopardize nuclear safety even when nuclear power plants are not directly affected,” said the minister.

According to his words, any threat to the nuclear safety of Ukraine and Europe is absolutely unacceptable. The minister recalled that cooperation between Ukraine and Norway in the field of nuclear safety began in 1986 following the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident. This partnership expanded after Russia's annexation of Crimea and its military actions in eastern Ukraine in 2014, and has been strengthened since the full-scale war began in 2022. In March of this year, Norway supplied the Rivne NPP with necessary spare parts to ensure uninterrupted operation.

“We also supported cybersecurity measures at the Rivne NPP and provided equipment for the quick start of reactors after automatic shutdowns due to unstable power supply,” the minister said.

The minister also expressed serious concern regarding the situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, which is under Russian military control. Together with the minister, Per Strand, the Director General of the Norwegian Directorate for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (DSA), arrived at the Rivne NPP.

“Russia's attacks on the power grid pose a direct threat to nuclear safety and the security of Europe,” he emphasized.

Let us recall, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Eide during a joint briefing with the foreign ministers of the Nordic-Baltic Eight in Odessa announced that Norway is providing Ukraine with another aid package worth €6.4 million.

In addition, Ukraine will receive F-16 fighters from Norway, and the first six aircraft will be delivered soon. This was reported by Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on Facebook.

According to the Norwegian Immigration Service, over 70,000 Ukrainian citizens currently reside in the state, having obtained temporary collective protection status. The largest centers of Ukrainians are the cities of Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, and Drammen.