Oslo, Oct. 16 -- Norway aims to provide 2 billion Norwegian kroner (198 million US dollars) to a NATO-coordinated aid package for Ukraine, the Norwegian government said in a press release on Wednesday.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said the Nordic country is joining a group of European countries to fund a package that will secure defense equipment for Ukraine.

Several European countries are coordinating contributions under the new US-led initiative-Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL)-a program through which NATO allies fund military assistance for Ukraine drawn directly from the US weapon stockpiles.

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