Russia and Norway

Russia views all of Ukraine as its own, but does not deny the country’s right to independence, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the SPIEF plenary session. He called on …

Oslo, May 19, 2025 – In a pivotal moment during an international press conference in Oslo, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre extended a striking diplomatic message: Oslo remains open …

On behalf of the Belarusian people and himself, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated the people of Norway on Constitution Day, Media learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. …

A handmade sign, placed by unknown individuals but visible in a tourist area of the border crossing near the village of Grense Jakobselv, warns: “No peeing towards Russia.” Norwegian law …

The United States and Russia agreed in Riyadh on Tuesday to press ahead with efforts to end the war in Ukraine, a U.S. official said, as “King Of The Graveyard …

Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against a mercenary from Norway who participated in the Ukrainian military incursion into the Kursk Region in August this year. The Russian …

NATO membership is not an obstacle to joining BRICS, Kremlin Spokesman said. “From the point of view of BRICS and the main approaches of BRICS, there are no objections here,” …

The Russian top diplomat comes from the post as Ambassador at large for Arctic affairs. He has previously served in Brussels, Stockholm and Helsinki. The 60 year old Korchunov takes …

Norwegian authorities are reported to be thinking about building a fence along the border with Russia, according to Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl. Any such proposal …

The Russian Word Festival was held in Voronezh, as in one of the literary centests of Russia. In the concert hall for two days it was the fifth anniversary, this …

NATO doesn’t plan to send combat units to Ukraine although some of NATO allies have military advisers there, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. “There are no plans for any …

Reference: Olga Afanaseva was born on November 7, 1975, a Russian businesswoman scientist, psychologist. The author of the «Symbol of the III Millennium» – the «Millennium Flame» («Flame of the …

Minister of Culture of Slovakia Martina Simkovicova cancelled the decree that suspended cultural cooperation with Russia and Belarus after February 24, 2022, Slovakia’s Pravda newspaper reported. “There are dozens of …

The United States has halted its deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine due to the lack of budget funds for such programs, Coordinator for Strategic Communications of the …

The corruption within Ukraine is unmatched anywhere in the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. “In Russia, we have plenty of problems. We, in Russia, and in the …

Norway has asked Russia to reduce the amount charged for damage caused by unauthorised grazing of Norwegian reindeer in Russia’s Pasvik Nature Reserve from 47 million kroner to 50,000 kroner. …

“The U.S. and its subordinate Western collective are continuing to fuel conflicts which artificially divide humanity into hostile blocks and hamper the achievement of overall aims. They’re doing everything they …

The Russian Defense Ministry claims to have intercepted a Norwegian Air Force R-8A Poseidon over the waters of the Barents Sea.   According to the Ministry, on August 23, 2023, a …

Russia’s special military operation pursues the goal of ending the war in Ukraine unleashed by a number of Western countries and their satellites, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a …

Authorities in northern Russia are seeking millions of dollars in damages from neighboring Norway after a herd of reindeer crossed over the border and damaged a protected nature reserve last …

The Russian government has included Norway in the list of foreign countries committing unfriendly actions against Russian diplomatic and consular missions abroad, the Russian government’s press service reported. “We adopted …

Russia has declared 10 workers of the Norwegian embassy in Moscow and the staff of the defence attache unwelcome on its territory after Norway expelled 15 workers of the Russian …

Maria Zakharova stressed that Moscow views this decision by Oslo as a “deliberate escalation of animosity toward Russia”. Norway, by announcing the expulsion of 15 Russian diplomats, has confirmed its …

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev believes that no-one in the world needs Ukraine, therefore it will cease to exist, he said in his post on social media Saturday. …

Norway has replaced Russia as the biggest gas supplier of Europe, said the EU Commissioner Kadri Simson, as she was addressing a committee meeting and a press conference in the …