Fences rise, but cooperation continues
Cooperation in the North continues, but consequences of the conflicts are primarily noticeable on the…
Category: Russia and Norway
Norwegian – Russian cooperation in the north
State Secretary Tore Hattrem’s speech at the 200th anniversary of the Office of the Auditor…
Council of the Federation headed by the Chairman of Committee
On the 16-17th of June the delegation of the Council of the Federation headed by…
Council of the Federation met with State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On the 17th of June the delegation of the Council of the Federation met with…
Norway aims to boost defenses against ‘unpredictable’ Russia
Norway announced plans Friday for its biggest military upgrade effort since the end of the…
Russia could limit import of salmon genetic material from Norway
Rosselkhoznadzor head Sergey Dankvert met with Jose Miguel Burgos, the head of Chile’s Sernapesca fisheries…
We talk to Russia over Skype
– It is not as though all channels of communication between the Norwegian Armed Forces…
Russia’s National Day in Norway
On the 10th of June Russian Embassy in Norway hosted a solemn reception on the…
Norway eyes Russian activity
Russian naval presence in the North Atlantic and High North areas is beginning to bring…
Russia prepares to extend ban on food from Norway
Russia is extending its ban on imports of food from the EU and other countries…
Russian Oil privatisation – Norwegian Eye on the Arctic
On the 5th of February, the government of Russia will review the so called anti-crisis…
Vagit Alekperov has admitted that Svalbord belongs to Norway?
“Lukoil” has included the sector in the region of Svalbard (Shpittzbergen in Russian) which is…
Russia Will Not Take Deported Refugees from Norway
Russia will reportedly not accept refugees deported from Norway. The move by the Russian government…
UNHCR ‘concerned’ by Norway’s refugee policies
The United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR expressed concern Wednesday over Norway’s policy on returning refugees…
Norway sends over 600 asylum seekers back to Russia
Norwegian migration police superintendent Tor Espen Haga reports that Norway returned about 600 asylum seekers…
Russia shuts arctic border to Norway over ‘security reasons’
Russia on Sunday confirmed it had shut for “security reasons” an Arctic border post with…
Firing of Arctic editor turns spotlight on Russia-Norway relationship
Thomas Nilsen, the former editor of an online newspaper in Arctic Norway who was recently…
Russia to Conduct a Surveillance Flight Over Norway Under Open Skies Treaty
Russian experts will conduct an aerial surveillance flight over Norway in an An-30 cartography aircraft…
Putin is dumping Muslim ”refugees” on Norway ?
Norway has set itself up against Russia, and therefore we are being punished, says Aftenposten’s…
Norway says Russian spies are ensnaring its politicians in sex traps
Norwegian authorities say that Russians are blackmailing government workers, including MPs, into revealing state secrets…
Russia-Norway Conflict? Defenses Being Modernized Amid Russian Arctic Military Buildup
With Russia’s military buildup in the Arctic, Norway said Thursday it needed to modernize its…
Norway and Russia – In defence of good relations
Norway’s opposition leader is worried that Olso is wearing down the country’s once close relations…
Strategic significance of Iceland grows as Russian presence in North Atlantic grows
The growing Russian military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic has increased the strategic…
This little-known “no-visa zone” in the Arctic connects Europe to Russia
The area above the Arctic Circle is finally getting some attention from western politicians, after…
Russia is stalling an investigation into whether one of its capsized nuclear submarines is spreading dangerous radiation
Russian customs has for the last 10 months held in impound samples from a sunken…