Contents tagged with Norway
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US to build radar system along Russian-Norwegian border
RBC reported on March 30th that the US will build a new military radar system in the Norwegian Vardø municipality on the border with Russia. The new military radar will be an upgraded model of the Globus II, which was installed in the late 1990s and is currently still in use. Work will begin in the summer of 2017 and will take about three years to complete. The US intends to spend 118 million to upgrade Globus II.
Norwegian Intelligence claims that Norway will be able to monitor objects in …
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Police chief in Norwegian province asks government for power to close border with Russia
The Head of the Police of Finnmark, Norway, Helen Catherine Haetta, appealed to the government p grant the police the right to close the border with Russia.
“Memories of the autumn events are still fresh. Because of this, one should consider the physical non-permanent closure of the border for a number of security reasons. The Head of the Police of that region should have the authority to do that,” Haetta wrote in a letter to the government.
She also mentioned that such measures can be …
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Norway to allocate 4 million euros for humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Norway will allocate about 40 million kroner (more than 4 million euros) for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. This was reported on the 8th of February by the press service of Norway’s government.
“The humanitarian situation in some regions of Ukraine is very serious. Five million people need help, including 1.5 million internal migrants. Children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to the cold weather of winter,” said the State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, …
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Lithuania to Import more Gas from Norway than Russia in 2016
In 2016, Lithuania will import more gas from Norway than from Russia, as stated by the Minister of Energy of Lithuania, Rokas Masiulis, Reuters reports.
Russian Gazprom enjoyed a monopoly on the Lithuanian gas market before the end of 2014, when Lithuania opened a floating liquefied gas terminal. This allowed tankers from Norway to supply gas to Lithuania.
The volume of imports of liquefied natural gas to Lithuania this year is expected to triple following the signing of two new agreements …
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Ukraine to start producing 3D mine detectors in joint project with Norway
Ukraine and Norway will begin a joint project that will see the production of 3D mine detectors to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces locate and disarm land mines in the war-torn Donbas region, according to the Acting Head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO, Egor Bozhok, in an interview with UNIAN.
“We are now working out the details of this project with the allies and the core committee of NATO. We expect that somewhere during the next couple of months, we'll be able to talk about beginning the …
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Norway Suspends Deportation of Refugees to Russia
Norwegian authorities temporarily stopped the deportation of refugees that had come into the country from Russia, reported the Norwegian Foreign Ministry. According to ministry representatives, Russia expressed a wish to discuss the coordination of refugee return procedures at greater length, so their deportation is suspended until further notice.
This week it became known that Norway began to send back to Russia those immigrants who crossed the Russian-Norwegian border and in recent months …
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Norway will not take refugees entering from Russia.
Norway said it will send refugees entering from Russia back.
Syrian refugees which arrive in Norway through Russian border will be sent back if they previously have stayed in Russia for a lengthy period of time.
“Some persons who apply for a refugee status have lived in Russia for a long time. This would imply that they are not escaping war or poverty and do not require Norway to provide their safety since Russia has already done so " said the justice and national safety minister of Norway …