The Norwegian government will propose to the Storting (parliament) to extend emergency aid to Ukraine in the amount of 85 billion Norwegian kroner (approximately $9.1 billion) into 2027 as well, the government’s press service reported.
“Norway will continue to support Ukraine’s defense efforts. Ukraine is facing a difficult winter. We are now sending a clear signal that Norway will continue to support Ukraine, both through civilian and military aid,” said Prime Minister Jonas Gar Støre.
As noted, the government’s proposal was conveyed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting between Stere and Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday.
The Norwegian prime minister noted that supporting and rebuilding Ukraine is also important for European security. Norwegian support is provided through the Nansen Program for Ukraine and is directed toward both civilian and military purposes.
“The bulk of the funds will go toward military support, specifically purchases from the Ukrainian defense industry. The government will revisit the distinction between military and civilian services at a later date,” the press release states.
The Nansen Program for Ukraine is Norway’s long-term government program to support Ukraine, launched in February 2023 with broad cross-party support from the Norwegian parliament—the Storting. It initially allocated 75 billion NOK for 2023–2027, but the program was subsequently expanded and extended through 2030.
Ukraine has received $3.35 billion as part of the First Labor Market Development and Private Sector Growth Program, implemented jointly with the World Bank; the funds have already been transferred to the state budget and will be used to support macrofinancial stability and finance priority expenditures under martial law, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced.
According to her, the funds were the result of agreements signed by Ukraine and the World Bank on June 24 as part of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026).
“This funding was made possible by a large-scale reform package. To fulfill the program’s conditions, the government and the Verkhovna Rada adopted 13 laws and 7 subordinate regulatory acts,” Svyrydenko stated in a post published on Facebook.
The reforms covered a number of areas, including improving the public procurement system, developing factoring, integrating energy markets with the European Union, transforming the agricultural sector, supporting veteran entrepreneurship, developing housing policy, modernizing preschool and vocational education, and restoring the system for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions.
“The next phase of the program provides for the allocation of an additional $1 billion by the end of 2026, subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions,” the prime minister noted.
She also reported that part of the funding under the program is backed by guarantees from the governments of the United Kingdom and Japan.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18v8tuSZnE/?mibextid=wwXIfr
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced the discovery of evidence of long-standing U.S. government funding of more than 120 biological laboratories in over 30 countries worldwide, including Ukraine.
“After months of searching through intelligence community archives and files, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is revealing new evidence of long-term U.S. government funding of over 120 biological laboratories in more than 30 countries,” according to a statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
According to the statement, some of the laboratories funded by the U.S. government have worked or continue to work with dangerous and highly contagious pathogens, and in some cases have conducted gain-of-function research.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence also stated that among such facilities are laboratories in Ukraine, which, according to U.S. intelligence assessments, could be vulnerable to risks of seizure, damage, or attacks amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
According to Gabbard, information about the existence, location, and funding of these laboratories has long been concealed from the public.
“Politicians, so-called medical professionals such as Dr. Fauci, and members of the Biden administration’s national security team lied to the American people about the existence of U.S.-funded and supported biolabs,” the agency’s press service quoted Gabbard as saying.
She also reported that she had issued new directives to the intelligence community to intensify the collection of information on such laboratories and related institutions abroad.
The statement notes that the new data also includes information on clinical trials conducted at these facilities, which, according to the agency, raises ethical, financial, and security concerns.
According to reports, on May 25, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting federal funding for research on pathogen gain-of-function worldwide.
It is worth noting that Hubbard released this information a few days before her resignation.
As reported, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is stepping down from her post to support her husband in his battle with an “extremely rare form of bone cancer,” according to Fox News. Her last day at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is expected to be June 30.
Source: https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4163-pr-10-26
The Ukrainian state budget for 2025 allocates UAH 14.5 billion for science funding, while the draft (adopted) state budget for 2026 sets this figure at UAH 20.1 billion, according to materials from the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance.
In the Ministry of Finance’s presentation on the 2026 budget, 3.2 billion hryvnia is earmarked for supporting science on a performance basis, 1 billion hryvnia for creating scientific centers for defense developments, and 0.7 billion hryvnia for projects by young scientists.
At the same time, the latest available official summary statistics on internal expenditures for research and development (R&D) refer to 2024: they amounted to UAH 28.328 billion, which is 32.7% more than a year earlier; R&D intensity (share of GDP) increased to 0.37% from 0.30% in 2023.
According to the summary review, in 2024, 616 organizations were engaged in research and development, and the number of personnel employed in R&D was 63,800.
In terms of the structure of R&D funding in 2024, 30.6% came from the organizations’ own funds, 40.8% from the public sector (including 38.5% from the state budget), 11.6% from the business sector, and 15.9% from foreign sources.
By sector, the business sector accounted for 59.9% of domestic R&D expenditure, the public sector for 33.4%, and the higher education sector for 6.7%.
Ukrainian legislation sets a benchmark whereby the state provides budgetary funding for scientific and scientific-technical activities in the amount of at least 1.7% of GDP.
Compared to the EU, Ukraine’s R&D indicators remain low: according to Eurostat estimates, in 2024 the European Union spent €403.1 billion on R&D, and R&D intensity amounted to 2.2% of GDP (unchanged from the previous year).
The “domestic R&D expenditure” indicator reflects the total expenditure on research and development within the country from all sources. The “funding for science in the state budget” indicators are a narrower snapshot and are not equal to total domestic R&D expenditure.
https://expertsclub.eu/ukrayina-v-2026-r-planuye-201-mlrd-grn-na-nauku/
On February 24, 2025, the Swedish government announced that it will provide financial support to the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden in the amount of SEK 9 million to implement projects aimed at promoting Ukrainian culture.
“Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has caused enormous cultural destruction. Russia’s attack on Ukrainian cultural identity is manifested in everything from the massive looting of cultural heritage to the destruction of historical monuments,” the country’s highest executive body said in a statement.
The Ukrainian Institute in Sweden was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Stockholm. The main areas of its activity are cultural diplomacy, education and public opinion formation.
“The Ukrainian Institute in Sweden plays a key role in preserving Ukrainian culture beyond the Russian destruction and ensuring that Ukraine is represented on international cultural platforms. Recognizing this important mission, the Swedish government has decided to provide financial support to the Institute to continue its activities,” the Swedish government said.
In the face of Russian attempts to deprive Ukraine of its cultural identity, the Institute works to preserve Ukrainian cultural heritage. This is achieved by disseminating knowledge about Ukraine, its history and culture, creating a platform for Ukrainian art abroad, representing Ukraine in the Swedish and European cultural space, and promoting Ukraine’s European integration through cultural dialogue.
Raising awareness of Ukraine in Europe and vice versa also reduces the impact of disinformation and strengthens the resilience of Ukrainian society.
Germany will allocate EUR1 billion in grant funding to Ukraine for priority government spending, the corresponding agreement between the governments was signed on June 24, Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko told
“I thank my friend German Finance Minister Christian Lindner for the speed in implementing this important decision. This financial support is more important than ever and will bring our victory closer,” the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance wrote on Facebook.
Earlier it was reported that these funds from Germany, presumably, will be provided through a special account administered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In April 2022, the IMF decided to create an administrative account for crediting funds as part of the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) from donor countries in favor of Ukraine. All funds raised using this account should be used to maintain the financial stability of Ukraine in the form of grants or credits (loans).
