Tag: Ukraine
State set to fly refugees to Norway
The Norwegian government is responding to calls for help from Moldova, which is struggling to care for the thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russian...
35,000 refugees expected in Norway
Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl announced on Tuesday that the Norwegian government expects to take in around 35,000 refugees this year. Fully 30,000 of...
Bomb shelters get overdue attention
It's been decades since Norwegians and their political leaders thought much about the need for bomb shelters. They're thinking about it now, after Russia's...
Petro-profits raise ‘a moral dilemma’
NEW ANALYSIS: Windfall profits from Norway's oil and gas industry aren't only fueling the country's fortunes. Ordinary Norwegians, like others all over the world,...
Russian embassy at ‘Ukraine’s Square’
UPDATED: An intersection near Russia's embassy in Oslo is about to be renamed "Ukrainas plass" (Ukraine's Square). It's recently been the site of protests against...
Ukrainian refugees unusually welcome
Norway has long had strict asylum and immigration policy, but is now literally opening its arms to Ukrainian refugees and rushing to accommodate them....
No bans on politics at Holmenkollen
NEWS ANALYSIS: The contrast could hardly be greater: Norwegian athletes were warned to avoid any criticism of China's authoritarian regime or human rights violations...
Nuke plant attack akin to ‘madness’
Demand has soared in Norway for Jodix (iodine) tablets, even before news broke Friday morning of Russia's attack on Ukraine's (and Europe's) largest nuclear...
Warnings rise over weapons to Ukraine
Norway sent off a load of weapons to Ukraine on Thursday, but several researchers and a few skeptical politicians worry that it's a big mistake....
Standing ovation for Ukraine’s people
Norwegian politicians across all party lines stood up and applauded long and loud for the people of Ukraine at a special session of Parliament...
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