These include land borders from the Norway-Russia crossing in the Arctic to the Greece-Turkey frontier in southeast Europe, as well as every airport with direct flights from the UK and other non ...

01/12/2025 Even though Norway's border to Russia is officially closed, a Mercedes van is still allowed to cross, driving from Norway's Kirkenes to the Russian town of Murmansk once a day.

Once a day, a single small bus, traveling from Kirkenes to Murmansk, is allowed to cross Norway´s closed border with Russia. Since Putin´s invasion of Ukraine, western Europe has sealed its ...

12/22/2024 In the far north of Norway, where western Europe and NATO border Russia, lies Kirkenes. It only has 3,500 inhabitants, but it’s a geopolitical heavyweight. A border battalion with 600 ...

Norway, Russia navigate tensions at wreath ceremony Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer Posted: Friday, October 25, 2024 at 11:25 0 Comments ...

The border for the remainder of the Soviet Union’s lifespan was the only border shared with a NATO country and is still only the second NATO/ Russia border following Poland becoming a member ...

Panic in Norway as new Russia 'border fence' revealed after neighbour's £300m barrier The high-tech fence would be a security boost to Norway - as it will tell officials when people are ...

The Norwegian government is considering building a fence along the border with Russia to improve the security situation in the country. The fence should help in the event of a refugee flow from Russia ...

Finnish border officials say fences equipped with top-notch surveillance equipment — to be located mostly around crossing points — are needed to better monitor and control any migrants attempting to ...

Norway may put a fence along part or all of the 198-kilometer (123-mile) border it shares with Russia, a minister said, a move inspired by a similar project in its Nordic neighbor Finland. “A ...