Tag: Ukraine
Chocolate firm boycott spreads
Now even the Norwegian Parliament may drop all products made by Oslo's iconic chocolate maker Freia. Its milk chocolate has long been hailed as "a...
World’s biggest warship in Oslo
Led by a Norwegian frigate and with hundreds of American sailors lining its decks, the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford sailed up the...
US and Norway mounted a show of force in the North Sea
Top Norwegian defense officials, the US ambassador to Norway and two Norwegian government ministers were all on board when the US' huge new aircraft...
War news round-up: Parliament now united on arms to Ukraine
NOTE TO READERS: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year has had enormous consequences for the rest of Europe, also for Norway. The following rundown...
Ukrainian soldiers arrive for training
Around 100 Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Norway this week to start a month of special training by Norwegian defense forces. They're the first of...
Norway waits for Russian response
Norway's embassy in Moscow expects that several of its diplomats will soon be sent home, in retaliation for last week's decision by the Norwegian...
Money talked as Pink Floyd fans dumped tickets
Controversial rock star Roger Waters played two shows in Oslo this week amidst boycott calls, plunging ticket prices and public outrage over his remarks...
Questions swirl over pipeline sabotage
International news reports that a mysterious yacht sailing from Rostock may be behind the suspected sabotage of Russian pipelines in the Baltic last fall...
NATO exercises ‘more relevant and important than ever’
More than 20,000 soldiers from nine NATO countries are in Norway for this year's military winter exercises, Joint Viking 2023. Russia's war on Ukraine...
Thousands marched against Putin
Norwegians turned out by the thousands in Oslo and elsewhere around the country on Friday, in a massive show of support for Ukraine. They...
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