"Russia has increased its naval activity in international waters close to Norway and its military capabilities are a growing concern, Norway’s navy chief said on Thursday.Norway has an Arctic border with Russia and its economy is highly reliant on its free access to the seas.
Rear Admiral Nils Andreas Stensoenes, Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy, told Reuters it was Russia’s legal right to operate in international waters.
“We are worried about the increase in activity and the increasing capability because that might be used to their advantage and to our disadvantage later,” he said on the sidelines of a Royal United Services Institute conference in London.
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide told Reuters in April that, while the risk of war in the Arctic was “low”, Norway was concerned about how Russia is developing militarily and in terms of civil society.
“What we saw last year were demonstrations of their capability to strike important targets in Norway,” said Stensoenes."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-russia-security/norway-worried-by-intensified-russian-naval-activity-idUSKCN1IP335
Rear Admiral Nils Andreas Stensoenes, Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy, told Reuters it was Russia’s legal right to operate in international waters.
“We are worried about the increase in activity and the increasing capability because that might be used to their advantage and to our disadvantage later,” he said on the sidelines of a Royal United Services Institute conference in London.
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide told Reuters in April that, while the risk of war in the Arctic was “low”, Norway was concerned about how Russia is developing militarily and in terms of civil society.
“What we saw last year were demonstrations of their capability to strike important targets in Norway,” said Stensoenes."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-russia-security/norway-worried-by-intensified-russian-naval-activity-idUSKCN1IP335