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Norway's prime minister, Jonas Gahr Store, has proposed his country should provide some 75bn Norwegian kroner (6.1 bn) in aid to Ukraine over five years.

Speaking at a news conference after meeting opposition leaders, Store said:

We aim to secure a unified agreement on this in parliament.