INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
on June 30 to add Norway's response.Russian officials have voiced outrage and threatened retaliation after they said Norway blocked a
shipment of essential goods, including food and medical supplies, destined for Russian miners on the Svalbard archipelago.Norwegian
authorities last month stopped two containers carrying 20 tons of Russian goods, including seven tons of food, at its sole land border
decision, the Norwegian authorities are trying to leave the Russian miners without food, which is inherently immoral
the Russian-Norwegian border."We indicated that unfriendly actions against Russia will inevitably lead to appropriate retaliatory measures,"
shipment "has been stopped on the basis of the sanctions that prohibit Russian road transport companies from transporting goods on Norwegian
territory."Goods transport "does not have to go via mainland Norway by Russian truck," she said, suggesting other solutions could be found
to supply the mining community
She added that the situation in Barentsburg was "normal" and that "residents have access to food and medicine."Russia will most likely
Norway is self-sufficient, so I don't see any direct retaliatory measures that could harm Norway
Due to the harsh climatic conditions, the logistics are very hard
Consul General to Norway Sergei Guschin said Russia and Norway are currently holding talks on resolving the shipment issue, adding that Oslo
head of Arktikugol, said a number of shipping companies from other countries have refused to deliver the cargo due to unprofitability.In a
