Tag: Russia
Russian jets signal ‘return to Arctic’
Norwegian fighter jets are now being dispatched weekly to identify and document close flying along Norway's territorial border by Russian military aircraft. Some of...
Putin surprises the Kon-Tiki Museum
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been known for surprises that have been far from welcome in recent months, but on Monday he surprisingly charmed staff at...
Minister reacts to Russian ‘aggression’
Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide said on Wednesday that Norway's conservative government has asked the chief of the country's defense forces for a thorough...
Baltic gas deals pressed down Russian prices
Norwegian gas deals with Lithuania have led to some lower prices from Russia's Gazprom, in an apparent attempt to hang on to Gazprom's Baltic...
Stoltenberg makes his NATO debut
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was formally introduced as NATO's next secretary general at the NATO Summit in Wales on Friday. As he...
Putin’s nationalism worries Solberg
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg adopted a tougher tone towards Russia as she arrived for the NATO summit meeting in Wales on Thursday. She's...
NATO an important arena for Norway
NEWS ANALYSIS: "This is the most important summit meeting of the alliance for a long time," Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide declared as the...
Military heads for Latvia and Ukraine
Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide confirmed that Norway will be participating in a US-led military exercise in deeply troubled Ukraine later this month, and will send...
Brende to meet Lavrov in Norway
On the very day that alarming reports were emerging that Russian soldiers were invading Ukraine, the Norwegian government announced that Foreign Minister Børge Brende would be...
Norway backs sanctions against Russia
As expected, the Norwegian government has decided to adopt the tougher sanctions against Russia that were imposed by the EU and the US from August...
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