Tag: Russia
North Pole claims can take years to sort out
Russia's latest claim to the North Pole this week has been viewed as everything from an attention-grabbing stunt to an attempt to secure potentially...
Norway and Russia ‘re-adjust’ border
Russian survey crews have been out gathering data this summer that will be used to "re-adjust" parts of their northern border with Norway that literally have washed...
MP warned about Russian contacts
Tor Andre Johnsen, a Member of Parliament (MP) for one of the two parties holding government power in Norway, has been warned twice by...
Academy won’t give up on Snowden visit
Norway's Bjørnson Academy isn't abandoning its plan to welcome American whistleblower Edward Snowden to the city of Molde, and present him with its annual...
Stoltenberg leaves with more support
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg left Norway after last week's visit to his homeland with promises of bigger defense budgets, more personnel and maybe even...
NATO chief flies home to some critics
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg arrived back home in Norway this week, on an official visit in his new role as secretary general of...
Snowden’s attorney vetoes Norway trip
An attorney for exiled US whistle-blower Edward Snowden has warned his client against traveling to Norway to accept a prize he won from a...
Russia responds to ‘challenges’
Russia's embassy in Oslo has responded in detail to questions raised about its intentions in the Arctic. Meanwhile, displays of military force continue on both...
Russian Embassy drew huge crowd
So many guests responded favourably to an invitation to a Liberation Day reception at the Russian Embassy in Oslo on Friday that they literally...
Northerners just want to stay friends
As Norway celebrated Liberation Day on Friday, 70 years after the end of five miserable years of occupation during World War II, many Norwegians...
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