Norway & Russia update agreement to avoid dangerous aircraft, warship encounters
Increased military activities up north by both nations make it important to have good mechanisms to ensure that episodes do
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Frank Bakke-Jensen
Russia’s FM spokesperson calls Norway’s military deal with U.S. “provocative”
Oslo follows a deliberate and destructive line towards aggravating tensions in the Euro-Arctic region, and destroying Russian-Norwegian relations, the spokeswomen
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Norway, Russia set differences aside for WWII commemorations in Kirkenes
Norway’s king and prime minister met Russia’s Sergey Lavrov by a memorial devoted to Soviet liberation of Norwegian border town
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Faced with Trump’s wavering support for NATO, Nordic nations stick together
Norway and Sweden support a proposal from Finland to hold regularly joint Nordic cross-border military exercises with army troops. Discussing
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Norway’s defence minister says Russia is “concern number one” in annual speech
The Norwegian minister of defense uses his new year’s speech to lash out against the neighboring country. There were few
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Russia’s weapons tests not a sign of rising tensions, says Norway’s Defence Minister
Norway’s Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen is clear: Our contact is good. We still have a direct line to Russia’s Northern
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Norway creates new Army unit on Arctic border with Russia
Two-hundred more Norwegian soldiers with light anti-aircraft and anti-armor weapons will be based with the garrison of Sør-Varanger. “Norway is NATO
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