Stoltenberg warns against giving Putin “exit ramp” from Ukraine war
An end to the war in Ukraine can’t mean that the Ukrainians are forced to bow to Russia’s aggression, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on…
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PM Støre spoke with Putin for an hour on Thursday
On Thursday morning, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (AP) had an hour-long telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a…
Norwegian Intelligence Service chief: We see no alternatives to Putin
Vladimir Putin is under pressure, but the Intelligence Service sees no alternative in Russia now. “We see no alternative to Putin in Russia. They have…
Stoltenberg: Putin has made a big mistake
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has underestimated Ukraine. “President Putin has made a big mistake,” Stoltenberg said when he met the…
Bollestad calls Putin a war criminal
Leader of the Christian Democrats (KRF) Olaug Bollestad believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin has set aside all respect for Ukraine. “Putin is a war…
Putin wants to send “volunteer fighters” to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to sending voluntary fighters to Ukraine. Russia claims to have received over 16,000 “applications,” mostly from the Middle East….
Russia’s former Foreign Minister Kozyrev: Putin will not use nuclear weapons
President Vladimir Putin is a rational person and will not start a nuclear war, Russia’s former Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev believes. Kozyrev, who was Russia’s…
DPA: EU to freeze Putin and Lavrov’s private funds
According to DPA, the private funds of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will be frozen within the framework of the new…
EU spokesman: Putin is about to commit genocide
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to destroy Ukraine, and that can be compared to the actions of the Nazis during World War II, an EU…
Analysts and officials: The invasion shows how isolated Putin really is
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed an increasingly paranoid and politically isolated Vladimir Putin, analysts and Western officials say. Some Western leaders, including French President…
Putin says the invasion of Ukraine was the only way to defend Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that there was no other way to defend Russia than to invade neighboring Ukraine. On Thursday afternoon, Putin also said…
Putin attacks Ukraine: Russia takes control of Chernobyl plant, claims to have “disabled” 83 Ukrainian military targets
In the middle of the night, around 4 AM Norwegian time, in an extraordinary television address, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was launching…
Putin orders deployment of “peacekeeping” forces in eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued an order for the Russian military to “preserve the peace” in the breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine. The deployment…
Putin: Russia recognizes Luhansk and Donetsk as independent states
In a televised speech to the Russian people, President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russia now recognizes two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent. The…
Putin: Russia is facing a major threat, and it is considering recognizing eastern Ukraine
Russia is facing “a serious and very big threat” in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. “The use of Ukraine as an instrument of…
Russian parliament asks Putin to recognize breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine
Russia’s State Duma lower house of parliament is asking President Vladimir Putin to recognize the breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine, according to reports from the…
SVT: Putin is indirectly responsible for an assassination attempt in Sweden
Russian President Vladimir Putin was indirectly responsible for the assassination attempt on a Chechen regime critic in Sweden, an intelligence report concludes. Two Russians, a…
After IT attack, Norwegian Prime Minister warns Putin: “We will not allow this. It’s unacceptable”
Norway’s clear reaction to Russia’s IT attack shows that we will not be picked on, Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) emphasizes. On Tuesday night, the…
Solberg after Putin meeting: Want more cooperation
Russia and Norway should cooperate more closely, even though known conflicts are unresolved, says Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) after the meeting with Vladimir Putin….
Solberg to meet Putin in St. Petersburg on April 9th
Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Høyre (H) will meet Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, in St. Petersburg on April 9th. The meeting takes place under the…
