Tag: Russia
Military aware of Russian ‘spy ship’ off Røst
Norwegian military officials confirmed on Monday that they were aware that a new Russian research vessel, believed to be used for spying, was sailing...
Russia ‘surprises’ Norway up north
Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende got what he called a "positive surprise" on Thursday when his Russian counterpart, Sergej Lavrov, told him that Russia was...
Norway to tighten northern border
The Norwegian government is cracking down on the stream of refugees entering the country over its far northern border to Russia. Many have been...
NATO boss back home in Norway
Jens Stoltenberg was briefly back home in Norway this week, right when he could celebrate his first year as NATO's secretary general. He's busier than...
Norway and Russia met for own talks
Two high-ranking politically appointed officials from Norway and Russia met for talks in Oslo on Monday, a bilateral meeting that caught attention in Norwegian...
‘Nothing criminal’ behind couple’s deaths
A Norwegian-Russian couple with six children who lived and worked in a small community in the far northern county of Finnmark were found dead late...
Foreign minister backs website’s independence
Norway's foreign ministry, which finances the operations of the Barents Secretariat in Kirkenes that owns the website BarentsObserver, has grown weary of an editorial conflict between the two....
Controversial thriller draws in viewers
More than 630,000 Norwegians watched the first episode of a new controversial TV thriller that premiered Sunday night, and already has sparked protests from...
Snowden may sue Norway
American fugitive and whistle-blower Edward Snowden was, as expected, forced to resort to video link over the weekend when accepting a prize he won...
Snowden may get prize at border
Officials of a Norwegian academy devoted to literature and freedom of expression are considering handing over their already-announced annual prize to Edward Snowden this year...
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