Sweden, Norway and Denmark will contribute around $500 million to a NATO-led initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, including Patriot missiles, to ensure it can continue to defend itself against Russia,

Norway has announced its participation in a new defense initiative launched by the United States and NATO in July, according to the statement of the Norwegian government. The initiative refers to the PURL program (Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List) — a list of Ukraine’s priority needs that provides for the rapid delivery of US weapons systems,

The funding will be used to purchase arms from the United States through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the assistance will provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs most urgently for its defense.

An investigation is underway as authorities are looking to find an award-winning climate journalist after he disappeared during a hike in a Norwegian national park. Alec Luhn, 38, disappeared July 31 during a four-day solo backpacking trip in Folgefonna National Park.

Rescue crews are searching for US climate journalist Alec Luhn, who vanished while hiking on a glacier in Folgefonna National Park in southwestern Norway. Luhn, who has worked for multiple news outlets including the BBC, departed for his hike from the town of Odda on 31 July, according to his wife Veronika Silchenko.