Tag: defense

Duty officer blamed for frigate fiasco

A 33-year-old Naval officer went on trial in Oslo this week, charged with being responsible for a collision four years ago that led to...

Russian Wagner defector ‘in secret location’

A young Russian man who fled over the border to Northern Norway late last week has officially filed for asylum and is now living...

Russian mercenary flees to Norway

Police in Norway's northern region of Finnmark arrested a man in the middle of the night on Friday, and charged him with illegally crossing...

‘High priority’ for defense, as tensions and potential threats rise

As Russia's war on Ukraine grows even more bloody, concerns also keep rising in Norway over its own defense. A recent rash of potential...

Ringing alarms ‘just a drill’

With tensions high since Russia invaded one of its neighbouring countries, Norwegian media found it important to send out reassuring messages that civil defense...

Northern Europe boosts joint defense

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre joined leaders from the other Nordic countries, the Baltic, Great Britain and the Netherlands on Monday to discuss...

Stoltenberg sees no basis for peace talks with Putin

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was back home in Norway this week, but busy making the rounds of local news broadcasts, an appearance at...

NATO asked to protect pipelines

The leaders of both Norway and Germany want NATO to set up a special center for surveillance of underwater pipelines along with other critical...

Norway promises more aid to Ukraine

Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt was back in Kyiv this week, along with colleagues from other Nordic and Baltic nations on their way to...

War news round-up: Russians have also sought refuge in Norway

NOTE TO READERS: Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 has had enormous consequences for the rest of Europe, also for Norway. The...
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