- Zelensky's plane was almost hit by a drone during takeoff from Moldova, Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store said.
- Store provided no further details about the incident.
- Zelensky arrived in Oslo and met officials to discuss Norwegian military aid, including air defence, and civilian assistance.
- He attended King Harald's funeral in Oslo and departed for Canada for further talks.
A plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from Moldova to Oslo for the funeral of Norway’s King Harald was almost hit by a drone, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Wednesday.
“His flight was almost hit by a drone when it was taking off from Moldova. That is the reality he lives in,” Store told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.
He provided no other details about the incident.
A source in the Ukrainian presidency offered a more nuanced account, telling AFP: “It was an alert in Moldova when a Russian (drone) entered Moldovan and Romanian airspace.”
The source described as “exaggerated” the claim that Zelensky was at risk.
The Ukrainian leader arrived in Oslo on Tuesday evening, when he held talks with Store, Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on Norwegian military aid, including air-defence support, and civilian assistance.
On Wednesday, he joined a host of other foreign dignitaries at the funeral of King Harald, who died on August 28 aged 89.
Zelensky left Norway afterwards, headed for Canada and talks with leaders there, Store told NRK.
