Norwegian citizen detained in Russia
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a man from Norway’s border region has been detained by Russian
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Sør-Varanger
“It’s not in my interest to have contact with Russia”: Norwegian border town mayor
By Miro Johansson Russia poses a security threat to the world, says Magnus Mæland, mayor in the Norwegian border town that
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Norwegian border town finally scraps cooperation agreement with Russian neighbor
Wednesday, the municipal council of Sør-Varanger, where Kirkenes is the town center, ended its friendship agreement with next-door Pechenga Rayon.
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Norwegian army starts training with anti-tank mines near Russia border
A closed open-pit mine 2,5 kilometers from the border to Russia’s heavily militarized Kola Peninsula is this week serving as
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Alarm bells ringing for Atlantic salmon in northern Norway
Local regulators are introducing fishing bans in several rivers in the north Norwegian Finnmark region as fears grow over the
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