Dagbladet reveals: – Ukraine begged for alms

On February 24, Russia shocked the entire world and launched a complete-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

In the chaos that adopted in the weeks and months pursuing the invasion, the desperate Ukrainian authorities requested the exterior entire world for assist: not only the country to protect, assistance was also required to safe civilians and the devices to operate. the nation as perfectly as could be expected in a war scenario.

Waited and waited

On 10 March 2022, the Ministry of Climate and Atmosphere hence been given a ask for from the Ukrainian Ministry of Environmental Defense. Ukraine preferred Norwegian support to deliver protecting equipment for forest and park guards in the war-torn region.

It took 3 and a fifty percent months for the governing administration to answer to Ukraine’s inquiry, Dagbladet can now say.

Dagbladet got access to “Request to give own protecting machines and gear for the rangers of the national mother nature parks of UkraineAs the request is entitled.

Oh no

Only on June 28 did Ukraine get a reaction from the federal government. And the reply was not cheerful.

In the reaction letter, the authorities suggests no to the war-torn region. The reason is that the government will not, or can’t, give away the gear needed by the Ukrainians.

“We regret not being equipped to satisfy your request, as we do not have the tools demanded for the donation”, writes the ministry in the reply letter.

Ultimately, sympathy is expressed for the “recent problem” in Ukraine.

– Complete time taken

The Ministry of Climate and Natural environment is headed by Labor leader Espen Barth Eide.

“In the work to uncover out no matter whether we experienced options to help Ukraine in this make any difference, it was required, amongst other points, to coordinate with the Ministry of International Affairs. Sadly, in general, it took some time to clarify the help concern»Replies the Ministry of Weather and Setting to Dagbladet.

The ministry declined to comment on the issue further.

– It fools me

MDG interim leader Arild Hermstad believes the issue is critical. He shakes his head saying that Ukraine not only experienced to hold out a extended time, but also refused his ask for.

– It shocks me that the government requires more than a few months to answer to a request from a troubled Ukraine which ought to have been answered and resolved in a couple weeks. What is remaining questioned here is by no implies one thing that is difficult for Norway to satisfy quickly. I don’t imagine the turnaround time for these a case is some thing to be very pleased of, Hermstad tells Dagbladet.

– Harm to character and out of doors lifetime is also a significant consequence of the war. Big all-natural areas, together with individuals and animals, are remaining bombed to the south and collectively by Russia, and it is pretty important that Ukraine has the skill to maintain essential civilian providers, these as the upkeep and supervision of parks and forests, he provides. Hermstad.

Mehl stated ample

Dagbladet has a short while ago revealed the tug-of-war and the confusion at the rear of the scenes when Ukraine demanded that wounded soldiers be handled in Norwegian hospitals.

The Labor Get together-led Ministry of Overseas Affairs right away agreed, but then the SP-led Ministry of Justice stopped and the demo was delayed for four months, right before Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl (Sp) achieved the similar summary. by Overseas Minister Anniken Huitfeldt (Ap).

Consultation on Ukrainian politics

Minister Mehl under no circumstances reported it was the Ministry of Justice that stopped the trial when he spelled out the make any difference to Storting this spring.

There are now created thoughts concerns about the circumstance by the chief of the liberal celebration Guri Melby, when the leader of the checking committee, Peter Frølich (H), asks for apparent responses.

As Dagbladet also reported, this slide he is heading for a huge listening to on Ukraine at Storting. The aforementioned Mehl and Huitfeldt, as perfectly as Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap), must be referred to as to the desk to reply for the government’s steps adhering to the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.

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