Tag: Russia
Norway’s border to Russia may close
Norwegian Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl said she's prepared to close Norway's border to Russia in the far north, if there's any sharp or...
Norway denies any cuts in its military support for Ukraine
Concerns are rising in Norway that the outbreak of war in the Middle East is diverting attention from Russia's war on Ukraine. The Norwegian...
Russia viewed as ‘harassing’ research ship
Norwegian officials were shaking their heads after a Russian ship recently followed and even seemed to harass a Norwegian research vessel in the Arctic....
Tensions high at Soviet war memorial
Norway traditionally marks the anniversary of when Soviet troops crossed the border at Kirkenes in the autumn of 1944, launched the liberation of Northern...
Police want to send weapons to Ukraine
Norway's state police directorate is working on a means of sending retired weapons to Ukraine, instead of simply destroying them. Police officials have received...
Support soars for Ukraine
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre suddenly turned up at Ukraine's Independence Day ceremonies in Kyiv on Thursday, and came bearing many gifts. While...
NATO’s Stoltenberg: ‘No room for compromise’ over Ukraine
NEWS ANALYSIS: There's been a lot of damage control going on in Norway and, presumably, at NATO since the Norwegian chief of staff for...
Norway to hail Ukrainian independence
Parades and demonstrations are planned all over Norway on Thursday, to mark Ukraine's Independence Day on August 24. Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt is among...
Norway pondered F16s for Ukraine
Norway claims it's ready to finally help train Ukrainian pilots on how to fly F16s, after the US approved donations of fighter jets it...
Russia upsets Norwegian fishing boats
A sudden Russian naval exercise in the Norwegian economic zone of the Barents Sea has upset scores of Norwegian fishing boats already in the...
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