Haltbakk Bunkers published, and later on erased, a social networks post threatening to decline fueling services to United States forces and ships in Norway as a reaction to the heated conference in between United States President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
” We have actually today been witnesses to the most significant sh * tshow ever provided ‘reside on television’ by the present American president and his vice president,” the business composed. “Substantial credit to the president of Ukraine limiting himself and for keeping one’s cool despite the fact that U.S.A. placed on a betraying television program. It made us ill. Concise.
” As an outcome, we have actually chosen to right away stop as fuel supplier to American forces in Norway and their ships calling Norwegian ports. ‘No fuel to Americans!'”
The business included that it would motivate all Europeans and Norwegians to follow its lead.
Haltbakk Bunkers completed the post with “ Slava Ukraina” (Splendor to Ukraine).
Haltbakk Bunkers CEO Gunnar Gran verified to Norwegian paper VG that the business’s directors decided not to provide the United States military, however stated the relocation would have a “symbolic” effect as it didn’t have actually a repaired agreement.
” We experienced the most significant circus of lies ever revealed live,” Gran asserted, protecting the business’s position. We support Ukraine. We have lots of Ukrainian workers, and we understand how awfully this war impacts them and their households.”
Norway’s Defense Minister Tore Sandvik later on provided a declaration ensuring that the NATO nation would continue to provide the United States.
” We have actually seen reports raising issues about assistance for United States Navy vessels in Norway. This is not in line with the Norwegian federal government’s policy,” Sandvik stated in a declaration. “American forces will continue to get the supply and assistance they need from Norway.”
Trump and Zelensky’s hard conference
Zelensky left the White Home early on Friday after a controversial Oval Workplace conference with Trump.
Minutes before Zelensky’s early departure, the United States president and his Vice President JD Vance shared an explosive fight with the Ukrainian president, in which Trump implicated Zelensky of being thankless for United States military help.
Vance implicated Zelensky of being “ill-mannered” and required he thank Trump.
Trump cautioned that stopping working to accept a US-led peace handle Russia, which attacked Ukraine in 2022, would suggest “betting with World War III.
REUTERS added to this report.