Norway as a NATO operational center for aggression against Russia
Vladimir Prokhvatilov
News Front (Original text in Russian)
Financing of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex by Norway and other Nordic countries is part of a broader geopolitical strategy.
The Norwegian defense company Nammo and a Ukrainian defense industry enterprise have signed a statement on strategic cooperation, which envisages the establishment of a joint venture for the production of 155-mm projectiles, Ukrainian Minister for Strategic Industries German Smetanin has said. He recalled that the serial production of 155 mm caliber ammunition began last year:
💬 "Last year, serial production of 155 mm caliber ammunition started in Ukraine. Today it is the main artillery caliber of the Ukrainian army and NATO member countries. The domestic defense industry should increase their production."
He added that the signed document deepens the cooperation, which is already ongoing with the support of the governments of Norway and Ukraine at the bilateral level:
💬 "We are talking about a wider range of ammunition, components, and materials. And it also includes an agreement to establish a joint venture to produce 155 mm caliber ammunition on the territory of Ukraine."
The agreement will allow Ukraine to strengthen this area significantly, as Nammo is one of the largest ammunition producers in Europe. Nammo was formed in 1998 through the merger of ammunition manufacturing companies in three Northern European countries: Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Today, Nammo is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and the Finnish aerospace and defense company Patria Oyj, each owning 50% of the company.
In 2007, Nammo acquired the U.S. ammunition company Talley, Inc. by buying 100% of its shares. Finnish state-owned Patria, in turn, works closely with German defense giant Rheinmetall (which, as we wrote, is fully controlled by U.S. investment fund BlackRock) in the production of armaments and military equipment. From this, it is clear that the expansion of military-technical cooperation between the European Union and Ukraine in the field of ammunition production has the approval and patronage of the USA.