Contents tagged with Norway
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Russian arrested in Oslo on suspicion of terrorist act
On Sunday, April 9, a 17-year-old Russian was arrested in Oslo, the capital of Norway. This happened after Oslo police discovered and neutralized an explosive device of "primitive assembly" in the center of the city on Saturday night.
The Norwegian authorities have increased the level of the terrorist threat from "possible" to "probable".
According to the police, the detainee was known to them and had earlier expressed sympathy for the militants of the "Islamic State" organization.
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Norway promises to respond to Russia's ban on entry for its journalist
The Director of Communications for the Foreign Ministry of Norway, Frode Overland Andersen, said that the country condemns Moscow's for ban the entry of Norwegian journalist Thomas Nielsen into Russia.
As reported by NRK news agency, this act is considered in Norway to be unlawful and unreasonable, and will not be left unanswered.
"We believe that it is unreasonable and unlawful to use EU restrictive measures as a pretext for refusing entry to Russia for Norwegian citizens," Andersen said. …
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Naftogaz of Ukraine expects to have access to gas from Norway
Poland plans to begin importing natural gas from Norway as part of their initiative to diversify their gas supply sources. Ukrainian Naftogaz expects to be able to gain access to Norwegian gas as well, as was reported by the Naftogaz press service.
"The Poles will take action. Norwegian gas, which is likely to come to Poland via the Baltic pipe, will help the Poles, through diversification, to obtain agreements to relieve the political pressure based on gas supplies," the message says.
Thus, …
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Norwegian special services accused Russian group of hacking emails
Hacker attacks on nine email addresses belonging to state service employees have been recorded in Norway. According to law enforcement officials, the hacking attempts were made by hackers of the APT29 group allegedly related to Russian military and civil intelligence.
In particular, the email of Norwegian security employees, members of the Labor party, employees of the Foreign Ministry, and Military Academy employees were attacked.
A Representative of the police service of Norway, Martin …
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The United States will sell five maritime surveillance aircrafts to Norway
The U.S. State Department has authorized the sale of five P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft to Norway, Defense News reported. The potential sale, with an estimated cost of USD 1.75 billion is still awaiting approval by Congress.
It is expected that Congressmen will approve the agreement, taking into consideration the growing role of Norway as a partner to the United States and the United Kingdom in monitoring Russia’s activity in the North Atlantic.
Norway also plans to purchase …
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Norway calls on Trump to put forth clear and predictable policy toward Russia
Amid growing concerns in Oslo over Russia’s recent military expansion in the Arctic region, the Norwegian Defense Ministry has called on US President-elect Donald Trump to put forth a clear and predictable policy towards Russia as soon as possible, Reuters reported
"What is most important to us right now is to have both a predictable and a very clear policy on Russia," Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide told Reuters.
"The earlier and the clearer that the new administration comes …
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Iceland supports Ukraine’s sovereignty and sanctions against Russia
Iceland expressed support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and the continuation of sanctions against neighboring Russia, stated the ambassador to Ukraine, Kristín Árnadóttir, during a meeting with the minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin.
“Iceland’s position regarding Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and also the sanctions policy against Russia, remains unchanged,” Árnadóttir noted.
As was noted in the ministry, Árnadóttir led the government delegation of Iceland …
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The Russian State Duma threatened Norway with nuclear weapons due to the presence of U.S. Marines
The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council’s Defense and Security Committee, Franz Klinzewitsch, stated in his interview with Norwegian TV2 that the U.S. Marines stationed in Norway are part of U.S. preparations for global strikes and that Norway can become the target of Russian strategic weapons because of it.“It is very dangerous for Norway and its population. How we should respond to it? We have never before put Norway on the list of targets for strategic weapons. However, the …
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Lithuania expects to receive air defense systems from Norway before 2020
NASAMS medium-range air defense systems, which Lithuania has purchased from Norway, will be delivered by 2020. According to the Delfi news portal, this information was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania, which has signed a technical agreement on the purchase of the systems’ components and missiles this week.
The agreement, which was approved by the defense agencies of Lithuania and Norway, stipulates the conditions and the responsibility of the countries regarding the purchase …
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Poland proposes new pipeline from Norway to replace supplies from Russia
Poland presented a new gas pipeline project named "Northern Gate" that could deliver gas from a shelf in Norway through Denmark to Poland, as reported by EurActiv foundation.
The plenipotentiary representative of the Polish government on strategic energy infrastructure stated during the hearings at the European Parliament that Poland wants to replace supplies from Russia with supplies from the West.
The project also known as the "Norwegian corridor" envisages the transportation of 10 billion …