Top Russian legislators question Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard

Moscow is angry that supplies for the Barentsburg settlement can no longer be shipped through Norway because of sanctions.

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer July 1, 2022
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The Norwegian decision not to allow the transportation of food supplies destined Svalbard through its border-crossing point at Storskog has triggered anger in Moscow.

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