Norwegian gas provider halts gross sales to US Navy over Trump-Zelensky dispute, citing ‘ethical compass’

Norwegian gas provider Haltbakk Bunkers is not going to ship a "single liter" of gas to the U.S. Navy till U.S. President Donald Trump "is gone," the corporate's proprietor advised media outlet Kystens Noeringsliv on March 1 after Trump's extremely public dispute with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky was poised to signal a significant pure assets cope with the U.S. on Feb. 28 when a last-minute provocation by U.S. Vice President JD Vance ignited a public conflict. Afterward, Zelensky was expelled from the White Home, with Trump accusing him of not being "prepared" for peace.

The official Fb web page of Haltbakk Bunkers, which seems to have since gone non-public, referred to as the dispute "the largest sh*tshow ever offered 'reside on TV' by the present American president and his vp."

"Big credit score to the president of Ukraine (for) restraining himself and for holding calm though the usA. placed on a backstabbing TV present. It made us sick," the put up reads, including that the corporate determined to now not act as a gas supplier for U.S. army forces and naval vessels docking in Norway.

Haltbakk Bunkers's proprietor, Gunnar Gran, advised Kystens Noeringsliv that his firm supplied U.S. warships with 3,000,000 liters of gas in 2024.

Haltbakk Bunkers has "many Ukrainian workers" and needs to indicate that it maintains assist for Ukraine, Gran mentioned. He believes that the boycott "is not going to upset anybody."

In gentle of Haltbakk Bunkers's introduced boycott, Norway's Protection Ministry put out a press release on March 2 reaffirming its ties with the U.S.

"The U.S. and Norway keep a detailed and powerful protection cooperation. American forces will proceed to obtain the availability and assist they require from Norway," the assertion reads.

Norway has been supplying Ukraine with army support within the nation's struggle towards Russian aggression. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland introduced on Feb. 24 that they might allocate extra humanitarian, army, and power support to Ukraine.

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