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Russia adds Norway to list of countries 'unfriendly' to its diplomats

www.reuters.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/999112

Archived version: https://archive.ph/LD0qi
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230803104444/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-adds-norway-list-countries-unfriendly-its-diplomats-2023-08-03/

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Sounds like congratulations are in order.
They’re surely gutted about it. Maybe they’ll even consider leaving NATO?
/s
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Aug 3 (Reuters) - Russia has added Norway to its list of foreign states that have committed so-called "unfriendly" acts against Russian diplomatic missions, news agencies reported on Thursday.
Countries on the list are limited in the number of local staff they can hire in Russia, with Norway restricted to 27, state news agency RIA Novosti said.
Russia can itself choose to end the war," Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said in a statement to Reuters.
"As neighbouring countries we both have an interest in functioning diplomatic relations and channels of contact, not least in difficult times," Huitfeldt said.
A Norwegian foreign ministry spokesperson separately said that Norway had not yet received an official notification from Moscow, and declined to comment on any specific consequences of Russia's decision.
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Gosh how long is that piece of paper Russia is using for the list that they still have room?
Déjà vu, have I been in this place before?

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