Norway committed to keeping Arctic Council as leading forum on North says ambassador
OTTAWA—Norway says it’s committed to ensuring the Arctic Council remains the leading forum for northern issues despite the ongoing disintegration
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14 nations ready for Nordic fighter jet exercise Arctic Challenge Exercise
Finland, Sweden and Norway are once again gearing up for the bi-annual cross-border Arctic Challenge Exercise, this year with a
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Russian navy approaches NATO exercise outside Northern Norway
The current Russian navy activities outside Norway are the highest since before the pandemic. More than 20 warships, 35 aircraft
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Expelled ‘diplomats’ left Norway via Kirkenes and Istanbul
The last of the 15 Russian intelligence officers that were declared unwanted from Oslo left the country on Friday. The
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Norway expels 15 intelligence officers at Russian Embassy
“They have engaged in activities not compatible with their diplomatic status,” says Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt. According to the
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Norway’s plan to bring Arctic Council back from a year in limbo
There will be no ceremony as Norway on May 11 takes over as chair of the Arctic Council from Russia.
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“It’s about time” U.S. ambassador to Norway says of Sweden, Finland’s NATO bids
The U.S. ambassador to Norway, Marc Nathanson, says the whole northern flank of NATO has to be conscious of the
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Key NATO commanders teamed up with newcomer Sweden at northern border with Russia
PASVIK—Amid rising tensions with Putin’s Russia, NATO strengthens its northern security cooperation. Never before have there been more high-ranking commanders
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Norway’s foreign minister on snowmobile patrol along Russian border
Norway continues to keep border and ports open for Russia in the north. “We are cooperating with individual Russians,” foreign
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Three exercises, one scenario: Russia
Building capabilities, cooperation and cross-border enforcement are in focus as military forces from several NATO countries are involved in three
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On Norway’s Arctic border with Russia, saving refugee lives in extreme cold bigger worry than military invasion
Frontier guard Lars Erik Gausen is well aware that Russian soldiers are training warfare a few kilometers east of the
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Norway’s oil minister: “We need new discoveries”
Despite warnings about climate catastrophe, the Norwegian government prepares the ground for a significant expansion of oil and gas exploration
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Norway hesitates on granting asylum to Russians fleeing army draft
Russian citizens applying for asylum in Norway was up from 13 in 2021 to 294 in 2022. Should Norway shelter
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Finnish Border Guard deploys surveillance drones, Norway not
The border guard is one of few army units in Norway not in possession of drones. With the mid-winter icy escape
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Police in Arctic Norway say helicopter now needed for border surveillance
A former commander with the Kremlin-linked Wagner private military company fled across the border to Norway in dramatic circumstances last
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