Russia’s Violations of Norwegian and Allied Airspace: “Sign of Desperation,” Says Professor Russia has violated Norway's airspace in the North three times this year, as well as the airspace of several other NATO countries. This suggests that the war in Ukraine is going much worse than Moscow wants to admit, says Professor Tormod Heier at the Norwegian Defense University College.
Norwegian MP Leaves Open Possibility of an Arctic Council Without Russia High North News (Oslo): The Western Arctic states must soon choose between continuing slow-moving Arctic Council work with Russian participation, or proceeding without Russia, believes Ine Eriksen Søreide, Chair of the Norwegian Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense.
Putin Meeting Trump in the Arctic Has a Purely Practical, Not Political, Reasoning At the time of writing, the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska is only hours away. The meeting takes place in the American Arctic for purely practical, not political reasons. The symbolism, however, is heavy.
Alaska Ready to Host Trump’s Meeting With Putin On Friday, the presidents of the USA and Russia will meet in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine. State Governor Mike Dunleavy welcomes the meeting. "It's fitting that discussions of global importance take place here," he states.
Norwegian Prime Minister: "No signs of an increased security threat in the North" Russian marine activity in the High North is closely monitored by Norway and should primarily be understood in light of the Ukraine war rather than linked specifically to the North, says Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Labor).
Ukraine Wants Norway to Remove Exception Giving Russian Fishing Vessels Port Access Norway's port ban against Russia does not apply to Russian fishing vessels. Now the Ukrainian authorities want the exception to be removed.
