“Norway Must Be the One to Have Control in the Areas Closest to Russia” Kirkenes (High North News): Russia is rattling its sabers along NATO's borders in the North, and the Norwegian prime minister warns against war and opens up for increased allied exercises in the High North. But both Norway's PM and Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen trust Trump to respect Norwegian game rules.
Norway's Chief of Defense Wants To Increase Firepower in the North The threat from the East is growing and Norway´s Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen wants to strengthen the defense in the north and points to Svalbard as a particular strategic military area of interest to Russia. "The strengthening of the defense must happen quickly," says the Chief of Defense.
Nordic Chiefs of Defence Stress Narvik as a Central Port in the North Next week, the four Nordic Chiefs of Defense will present a plan for how the countries can coordinate their defenses. Norway's Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen stresses the Ofotfjord and the Port of Narvik in Northern Norway as central in securing allied reinforcements to the Nordic region.
