Norway–Russia relations

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Norway–Russia relations
Map indicating locations of Norway and Russia

Norway
Russia
Harald V of Norway

Norway–Russia relations (

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Timeline

1537–1814

Denmark handled the foreign relations of Norway during this period. Denmark and Russia were in general allies against their mutual enemy Sweden. See Denmark–Russia relations.

1814–1905

Sweden handled the foreign relations of Norway during this period. The Norway–Russia border was defined in 1826.

1917–1991

Further information: Norway–Soviet Union relations

After 1991

  • On 27 April, 2010, Norway and Russia officially resolved the
    territorial dispute in the Barents Sea.[2]
  • Akhmed Zakayev's visit to Oslo Freedom Forum in May 2012, led to formal complaints by Russia.[3]
  • In July 2020, Norway expelled a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage.[4]
  • Norway joined other countries in spring 2022 in declaring three Russian diplomats persona non grata.
  • In April 2022 Norway introduced a ban on Russia ships entering ports, with the exception of fishing boats who may enter 3 ports but have restrictions applied to them.[5]
  • In October 2022 a man known as José Assis Giammaria was arrested in Norway. Posing as a Brazilian, he was an intern at UiT The Arctic University of Norway and involved with the Center for Peace Studies. Identified as Russian national Mikhail Valerievich Mikushin, believed to be a Colonel in the GRU, the suspect has been charged with gathering intelligence linked to state secrets. [6]
  • In April 2023 Norway expelled 15 Russian diplomats on suspicion of spying.
    list of unfriendly countries.[8]
  • Norway has been imposing the sanctions on Russia and Belarus recommended by the EU since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
  • The border between Russia and Norway has remained open.[9]

Strains in bilateral relations

The environmentally harmful emissions from the

Norilsk Nickel plant outside Nikel in the Murmansk Oblast[10]
have been for decades an unresolved issue in then Norwegian–Soviet, and now Norwegian–Russian relations.

Formerly there was a

territorial debate.[11]

A 2017 Kremlin maritime

naval conflict.[12]

In December 2017, Frode Berg, a Norwegian citizen, was arrested in Russia on allegations of having operated a

spy ring in the country since 2015, and was detained at Lefortovo Prison.[13] In 2017, hackers believed to be Russians targeted the Labour Party.[13]

There has long been tension over the

Bal coastal missile system was deployed 70 km from the radar system, just 35 km from the Norwegian-Russian land border.[14][15][16][17]

In popular culture

The fictional

TV series Occupied is based on a hypothetical strain in relations between the two countries after Norway ceases fossil fuel production in response to a climate crisis. It is available on Netflix
in many countries.

Vyacheslav Pavlovsky, the

Russian News Agency TASS
in 2015,

It is certainly a shame that, in the year of the 70th anniversary of the victory in World War II, the authors have seemingly forgotten the Soviet Army's heroic contribution to the liberation of northern Norway from Nazi occupiers, decided, in the worst traditions of the Cold War, to scare Norwegian spectators with the nonexistent threat from the east.[18][19]

The Russian embassy had been informed in an early stage of the work on the series.[20]

Gallery

See also

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Relations of Norway and Russia.

Notes

  1. ^ "Норвегия в России". Norgesportalen. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Norway, Russia agree on Barents Sea border". therightperspective.org. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ^ Kristoffer Rønneberg Skarp russisk protest mot Norge; Russiske myndigheter rasende over at tsjetsjensk eksilleder deltok på en fredskonferanse i Oslo. 19 May 2012 Aftenposten "Nå har Russland sendt en note – en formell, diplomatisk klage – til den norske ambassaden i Moskva."
  4. ^ Anton Kolodyazhnyy (August 28, 2020), Russia summons Norwegian ambassador over expulsion of Russian diplomat - RIA Reuters.
  5. ^ "Norwegian businesses expected to comply with sanctions on Russian fishing fleet". 12 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Norway charges man accused of being Russian spy". BBC News. 28 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Norway expels 15 Russian diplomats suspected of spying". Associated Press. 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Russia adds Norway to its list of unfriendly countries". 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Norway keeps border to Russia open". 25 June 2023.
  10. ^ Antonova, Maria (July 25, 2008). "Balancing Growth and Environment". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  11. ^ Dyomkin, Denis; Fouche, Gwladys (2010-04-27). "UPDATE 3-Russia and Norway strike Arctic sea border deal". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  12. ^ "Kremlin maritime threat assessment highlights Norway as potential cause of naval conflict - Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  13. ^ a b Standish, Reid (October 3, 2018). "The New Cold Front in Russia's Information War". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018.
  14. ^ Nilsen, Thomas (13 March 2018). "Norway says Russia's mock attack on Vardø radar troubles stability in the north". The Barents Observer. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  15. ^ Nilsen, Thomas (23 May 2019). "Moscow threatens response against Norwegian radar near Russian border". The Barents Observer. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  16. ^ O'Connor, Tom (23 May 2019). "Russia Will 'Take Measures' Against U.S. Radar Near Its Border, Thought to Be Part of Missile Defense". Newsweek. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  17. ^ Nilsen, Thomas (7 August 2019). "Russia deploys missile system 70 km from Norway's Vardø radar". The Barents Observer. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  18. ^ Bershidsky, Leonid (2015-08-28). "Norwegian TV taps into fear of Russia". Bloomberg View. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  19. The Australian Financial Review
    . 31 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  20. ^ "Fictional Russian invasion sparks row with Moscow". The Guardian. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

Literature

  • Соседи на Крайнем Севере: Россия и Норвегия: От первых контактов до Баренцева сотрудничества. Учебное пособие / Под ред. Т. Т. Фёдоровой. — Мурманск: Мурманское книжное издательство, 2001. — 384 с. — 1000 экз. —
    ISBN 5-85510-241-6
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