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CONFLICT3d agoNorway and Finland hold rare phone call with Putin: What that meansThe two Nordic leaders are attempting to influence US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi to end the war in Ukraine.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICT4d agoNorway, Finland leaders hold ‘frank’ talk with Putin on ending Ukraine warFinland’s president and Norway’s prime minister held a “frank and substantive” discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about efforts to end the war in Ukraine, the Nordic leaders said. “The outcome of this war will have a direct impact on our and the broader European security. Ending the war requires direct discussions,” President Alexander Stubb said in a joint statement with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. The statement noted that the phone call had been “held in...South China Morning Post
CONFLICT4d agoLeaders of Finland and Norway talk to PutinFinnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre initiated the call to discuss efforts to end the Ukraine war.Politico Europe
CONFLICTSep 9Zelenskyy's plane 'almost hit' by drone en route to Oslo, Norway PM saysEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 9Norway's seizure of a Russian vessel is a dangerous escalationLast week, Norwegian authorities seized the Russian ship Professor Molchanov in Svalbard at the request of Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz.The vessel now sits immobilized in the port of Barentsburg, a settlement of Russian citizens on the Svalbard archipelago, which is part of Norway.The seizure is an attempt by Naftogaz to implement a 2023 ruling from an arbitration court in The Hague, which ordered Russia to pay the company $4.22 billion for assets seized in Crimea. Naftogaz won the right to seize the ship in a 2025 case in a Norwegian court, which recognized the arbitration award asResponsible Statecraft
CONFLICTSep 3Tensions Between Moscow And Europe Continue To Escalate . Norway Just Seized a Russian Ship . ibtimes.com · United States