Thomas Nilsen

The seven-meter-high orthodox cross erected in August is of importance for the entire Christian world and a tribute to those Russians who discovered Svalbard, according to Ildar Neverov, director of Trust Arcticugol.
October 17, 2023
Experienced Espen Barth Eide has become Norway’s new foreign minister as part of PM Jonas Gahr Støre’s government shake-up on Monday.
October 16, 2023
The physical facilities at Storskog border checkpoint do not meet the Norwegian standards required for carrying out control. From Friday, Russia's most important land gateway for export of cod and haddock to Europe is closed.
October 11, 2023
This is a response to NATO enlargement in Northern Europe and expected further changes in allied defense posture, says Professor Katarzyna Zysk with the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies.
October 10, 2023
The last year’s controversial illegal border crossings and Russia’s military exercises troubling Norwegian fishermen in Norwegian economic zone were not on the table when the two countries' uniformed officials met for the annual protocol meeting.
October 08, 2023
Amid dark rhetoric from the Kremlin, lawmakers and propagandists with threats to abandon the test ban treaty, there are hardly any visible indications at Russia’s Arctic test site substantiating ongoing preparations to resume nuclear tests.
October 07, 2023
A group of British and Norwegian F-35s were scrambled to escort the Russian military plane that flew in vicinity of HMS Queen Elizabeth off the coast of northern Norway this week.
October 06, 2023
After an exceptionally warm summer, ripe cloudberries are for the first time documented at 78° North. 
October 03, 2023
The US Coast Guard vessel sailed in formation with Norway’s KV Svalbard from the ice-covered waters near Russia’s Franz Josef Land en route to conduct joint exercises in the Barents Sea.
October 01, 2023
Norway is the last European country to shut the gate for Russian vehicles with less than 10 seats.
September 29, 2023

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