Norway is to provide financing for Ukrainian purchases of its natural gas, Ukraine's Naftogaz company said on Tuesday, against the background of a rise in Ukrainian imports as the war with Russia batters the country's energy system.

"It's unacceptable, they [Ukraine] need to tone it down and take a hard look and sign that deal," he tells Fox News. The deal he is referring to is a push by Donald Trump for access to rare minerals in Ukraine in return for aid, or even as compensation for the support the US has already provided.

If dictator Putin is not stopped, he will look for the next areas in his sphere of interest. That could be us,' said Magnus Mæland, mayor in the municipality bordering Russia's Murmansk region.

Ukraine has considerable leverage in upcoming negotiations with Russia—as long as the United States stands by Kyiv and adopts a negotiating strategy that creates real dilemmas for Moscow. U.S. support for Ukraine has been cast into doubt in recent weeks after a flurry of comments by Trump administration officials offering unilateral concessions to Moscow and criticizing Ukraine.

Norway and Denmark plan to increase their cooperation on defence, the two Nordic NATO members said on Tuesday in a joint statement.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson warned that the outcome of the war in Ukraine will shape generations to come and that the world was at a crossroads.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that this year, Ukraine will receive various types of assistance totaling EUR 8 billion from the European Union, Norway, and Spain, and an additional $10.

Spain and Canada have announced aid packages for Kyiv while its other allies have imposed sanctions on Russia.