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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In bid to tap Arctic gas, Norway eyes pipeline connection to Barents Sea
The Norwegian government might support the building of a far northern natural gas pipeline. A report commissioned by the country’s
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Russia labels Bellona “undesirable organization”
By Thomas Nilsen & Denis Zagore The Prosecutor General’s Office in Moscow on Tuesday said the Norwegian non-governmental ecological organization
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Russia claims “deliberate escalation of hostility” after Norway expels intel officers
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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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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As NATO flotilla exercises along North Norwegian coast, Russian vessels lure in nearby waters
Exercise Joint Warrior is one of this year’s biggest multinational military exercises in Europe. It is closely monitored by Russia’s
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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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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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Blog: Earth’s temperature rises as geopolitical climate cools
It’s now one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. There’s no sign of any end to the conflict. And we are
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NATO will make us stronger, says Nordic defense chiefs
“I am not worried at all about the security of Scandinavia because we have a strong defense,” Finland’s Chief of
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On thin ice, more polar bears move from Svalbard to Franz Josef Land
February 27 marked International Polar Bear Day, but there is no reason to celebrate at Svalbard where the entire west-
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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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One year after Russia’s Ukraine invasion, circumpolar diplomats take stock
TORONTO — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year upended almost 30 years of Arctic cooperation, but it’s also brought northern
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