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SVT: 38 suspected spies at Russian embassies in the Nordic region

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 09:23
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38 suspected spies can be linked to Russia’s embassies in the Nordic region, according to an investigation by Nordic public

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Stockholm expels five Russian diplomats

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 12:45
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“Their activities on our territory have been incompatible with their diplomatic status,” Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said to SVT. Sweden

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Expelled ‘diplomats’ left Norway via Kirkenes and Istanbul

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 24, 2023 at 09:10
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The last of the 15 Russian intelligence officers that were declared unwanted from Oslo left the country on Friday. The

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Russian spy ships surveying Nordic energy infrastructure

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 09:49
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Russia is using civilian vessels to survey critical Nordic infrastructure. That’s according to Swedish public service tv SVT’s investigative programme

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Russia claims “deliberate escalation of hostility” after Norway expels intel officers

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 14, 2023 at 09:08
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Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova comments on Norway’s expulsion of 15 intelligence officers “We see this decision as a deliberate

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway expels 15 intelligence officers at Russian Embassy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 09:05
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“They have engaged in activities not compatible with their diplomatic status,” says Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt. According to the

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Russian cyber attacks, espionage pose growing threat to Finnish national security

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 11:59 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 14:10
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Hybrid attacks and unlawful intelligence operations conducted by Russia are the biggest threats to Finnish national security, according to the

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Moscow expells senior Norwegian diplomat

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 28, 2020 at 13:15
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Ambassador Rune Resaland on Friday got the message from the Russian Foreign Ministry that one of his senior staff will

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Russia releases Norwegian ex-border inspector in 3-way spy swap involving Lithuania

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 15, 2019 at 12:05 — Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2019 at 11:53
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Ex-border inspector Frode Berg is now on his way home to Kirkenes, Arctic Norway after 23 months in FSB’s notorious

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Sweden-Russia relations hit new low after diplomats expelled

Simon Linter, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 14:08
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Sweden Russian relations are at rock bottom after two Swedish diplomats were expelled from Russia last week, says an expert

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General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russian court sentences Norwegian ex-border inspector to 14 years for espionage

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 10:45 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 12:18
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Frode Berg, a former border inspector from Kirkenes, Arctic Norway, does not appeal the sentence delivered by the Moscow City

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Uighurs in Sweden say they face surveillance, threats from China

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018 at 15:24
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People from the minority group say they have been pressed to gather information about other Uighurs living in Sweden and

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General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway releases Russian man detained over suspicion of espionage

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 22, 2018 at 14:05 — Last Updated: Monday, October 22, 2018 at 14:08
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Mikhail Bochkarev, the Russian state official who has been in a Norwegian jail for almost a month, has gone home

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Norway arrests Russian man over suspicion of espionage

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018 at 13:33 — Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2018 at 13:39
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The man was detained at Oslo airport Friday evening by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) on suspicion of illegal

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

May Day marchers demand Russians release Norwegian ex-border inspector

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 16:01 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 16:07
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“Strengthen people-to-people cooperation, help Frode get home”, was among the slogans in the 1st May parade in Norwegian border town

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