In a controversial move, Norway sails frigate into Russian Arctic EEZ together with UK, US navy ships

It's the first time NATO ships have sailed into these sensitive Russian waters since the 1990s without partnering with the Northern Fleet.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer September 9, 2020
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The Norwegian frigate KNM Thor Heyerdahl is sailing in the Barents Sea together with the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ross, the British Royal Navy Auxiliary RFA Tidespring and the frigate HMS Sutherland.

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