Russia and Norway

Norway Friday promised 1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) to help Ukraine. Addressing a news conference in Kyiv alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Norway …

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin greeted the participants, organizers, and guests of the 25th St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The anniversary event is held under a motto ‘New …

Russia marked the 77th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany on Monday. A Remembrance Day wreath laying ceremony took place on 9 November at the War Graves Plot at Vestre …

On May 6, a solemn event timed to coincide with Victory Day was held at the school at the Embassy of Russia in Norway. The event was attended by many …

Norway will close its ports and borders to Russian goods traffic, said the local media on Friday.  The decision was taken in line with the latest EU sanctions, Foreign Minister …

Five soviet prisoners of war were executed at this spot just days before the liberation of Norway. The Germans sent captured soldiers from the Eastern Front to Norway to use …

Russia imposes an entry ban for nine individuals from Iceland, 16 Norwegians, three persons from Greenland and three – from the Faroe Islands in retaliation for their joining the anti-Russian …

The move was in response to Norway’s “unjustified” expulsion of three Russian diplomats on April 6, according to the Foreign Ministry, Al-Jazeera reported. The ministry said it summoned Norwegian Ambassador …

Norway will allocate NOK 400 million (about $43.5 million at the current exchange rate) for the British-led mechanism to purchase weapons and military equipment for Ukraine, said Norwegian Prime Minister …

“This is a consequence of the appalling discovery of Russian forces’ crimes against civilians, in particular in the town of Bucha outside Kyiv. In this situation we pay particular attention …

Four U.S. soldiers were killed in a plane crash in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war, Norway’s prime minister said …

Google’s parent company Alphabet owned YouTube, announced yesterday it would block access to Russian state media channels across the globe and block all monetization on its platform inside Russia, citing …

Norway’s visa centers in Russia have ceased to accept applications for Schengen visas due to problems with paying the consular fee and other restrictions, the country’s visa center said in …

Norway is starting a process to remove Russian assets from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, in a rare case of politics steering investments for the country’s savings. The government …

The Government of the Russian Federation approved on Monday a list of foreign states and territories that commit unfriendly actions against Russia, its companies, and citizens. The list includes the …

Russia refused to be an observer at NATO Cold Response drills in Norway, the Norwegian broadcaster NRK reported on Thursday. Russia was invited as an observer, but its representatives refused …

The MEKHANIK PYATLIN was scheduled to arrive in Hull on Thursday (Mar 3) However Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has this afternoon called on the UK’s port operators to deny access …

As the Arctic opens to global activity, its importance in the geopolitical struggle between NATO and Russia continues to grow. Norway is in a unique position in this relationship, with one …

The 16th international conference «The role of media in countering terrorism» has ended in Moscow. Experts from different countries talked about changing vector of journalism in anti-terrorist struggle, about intensification …

Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide has said that Russia was behind a cyberattack launched against the Norwegian parliament in August, an accusation rejected by Moscow as “a deliberate provocation.” …

Two NATO F-16s scrambled into the air on Monday to identify Russian military planes, as the number of such QRAs (Quick Reaction Alerts) in the High North has already surpassed …

A Russian military leader said Saturday that Russian fighter planes intercepted a Norwegian patrol aircraft over the Barents Sea for the third time in a row. The Russian state-run news …

‘The news that the prominent Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent is deeply disturbing. Norway strongly condemns this attack,’ said Minister of …

A new radar has been set by the Russian military in the town of Zapolyarny, Northern Russia, close to the border of Norway and Finland. The Armed Forces claim the …

A high-level Norwegian diplomat is being expelled from Russia, according to Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday. “Our embassy in Moscow has been informed by the Russian Ministry of …