Ukraine, Norway sign long-term security agreement.

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Editor's note: The story is being updated. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere signed a bilateral security agreement between the two countries in Stockholm on May 31. Oslo pledges to provide Ukraine with at least £1.3 billion in military aid in 2024.

Norway invested about £6.9 billion in the long-term Nansen Program, covering the period between 2023 and 2027, the agreement says.

Together with other allies, Norway will also help Ukraine develop its F-16 capacities.

The country has affirmed readiness to transfer its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, but the agreement did not specify their number or expected date of delivery.