Tag: Ukraine

Støre urged Putin to end war on Ukraine

Stressing that "Russia is our neighbour,"  Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spent "around an hour" on the phone Thursday with Russian President Vladimir...

Zelensky made history in Parliament

They were on their feet even before he started speaking, and especially when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky finished his short and straightforward address to...

Norway gears up for more refugees

The Norwegian government announced plans on Friday for record high investment in reception centers for refugees. The goal is to ensure that local communities...

Norway struggles to rebuild its defense

NEWS ANALYSIS: Nearly 30,000 soldiers from 24 other NATO countries plus Sweden are in Norway this winter and spring, taking part in what the...

Norway braces for ‘an historic test’

An unusually united Norwegian Parliament strongly supported Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's proposals on Friday to significantly boost Norway' defense forces and its civilian...

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...
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