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Norway Wants To Lead A "Viking Bloc" For Containing Russia In Northern Europe
Norway Wants To Lead A "Viking Bloc" For Containing Russia In Northern Europe
Authored by Andrew Korybko,
It can simultaneously threaten Russia along the increasingly interconnected Arctic and Baltic fronts.
Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolai Korchunov gave a brief interview to TASS about bilateral relations. He warned that Norway is integrating new NATO members Sweden and Finland into the bloc’s regional plans. More American military bases and NATO facilities are opening up there too. To make matters worse, 32,500 troops from 14 NATO countries in last March’s “Cold Response” military drills in Norway and Finland’s northern regions, which...
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